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7108A Aluminum vs. AWS E240

7108A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E240 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 7108A aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E240.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 13
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
14
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 34
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.6 to 94.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.040
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.75
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
58.6 to 68.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
10.5 to 13.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.8 to 5.8
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0