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AWS E410 vs. EN AC-51500 Aluminum

AWS E410 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-51500 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-51500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 23
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
88

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.5
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
89.8 to 93.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 82.2 to 89
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.7 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
1.8 to 2.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15