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AWS E410 vs. EN AC-46400 Aluminum

AWS E410 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-46400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 AWS E410 and the bottom bar is EN AC-46400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
72
Elongation at Break, % 23
1.1 to 1.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
170 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440
110 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
520
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
1.7 to 4.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500
82 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.5
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
85.4 to 90.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 82.2 to 89
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.55
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
8.3 to 9.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25