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AWS E80C-B2 vs. EN AC-45500 Aluminum

AWS E80C-B2 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-45500 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 E80C-B2 and the bottom bar is EN AC-45500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 22
2.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
500
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
8.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 740
430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.6 to 93.1
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 95.3 to 97.9
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.6
6.5 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1