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AWS BVAg-6b vs. EN AC-46000 Aluminum

AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN AC-46000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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-6b and the bottom bar is EN AC-46000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 93
73
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
530
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 310
880
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 49
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 770
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
79.7 to 90
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 49 to 51
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.050 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
8.0 to 11
Silver (Ag), % 49 to 51
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 1.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25