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A390.0 Aluminum vs. AWS E80C-B6

A390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E80C-B6 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 A390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E80C-B6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
190
Elongation at Break, % 0.87 to 0.91
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 290
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
9.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
4.7
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
71

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.6 to 2.6
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 580
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 14
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 75.3 to 79.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
90.1 to 94.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5