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AWS BVAg-18 vs. 5457 Aluminum

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while 5457 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, 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 AWS BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is 5457 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 82
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 30
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
130 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 59
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 930
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
21 to 28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
5.7 to 9.0

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.8 to 99.05
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Copper (Cu), % 28.5 to 31.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.080
Silver (Ag), % 59 to 61
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1