Pure Aluminum -

METAL GROUPS Aluminum - Copper Aluminum - Magnesium AL-Mg2Si AL - Zinc AL - Castings METAL GROUPS
Aluminum Manganese
1100, 1060, 5086, 511.0, 512.0 6061,6005 7005, 7021 413.0, 443.0 319.0, 333.0
BASE FILLER 2014, 2036 2219 3003, 3004, 5005, 5050 5083, 513.0, 514.0
5454
6063,6070 7039, 7046 444.0, 356.0 354.0, 355.0 FILLER BASE
1070, 1080,
METAL METAL 1350 Alclad 3003 Alclad 3004 5052, 5652
5456, 5383
535.0 6151,6201 7146 A356.0, 357.0
C355.0, 380.0 METAL METAL
5154, 5254 6351,6951,6082 710.0, 711.0 359.0

WELD METAL WELD METAL

PROPERTIES PROPERTIES

319.0, 333.0 2319 B A A A A A A A B A A A A A A A B A A A A A A A 2319 319.0, 333.0

354.0, 355.0 4043/4943** B A A A A A C C C B C A A B C C C B C A A B C B BA A A A C B B A A A A C AA A A A A D B B A A A A C B B A A A A C B B A A A A C 4043/4943** 354.0, 355.0
C355.0, 380.0 4145 A A B A A A D A B C B A A A D A B C B A A A D A A B A A A D A A B A A A D A A B A A A D A A B A A A D A A B A A A D A C B B A A A D 4145 C355.0, 380.0
413.0, 443.0 4043/4943** A A A A A A C B B A A A A B C B B A A A A B C A A A A A A D A A A A A A D A B A A A A D A B A A A A C A D B A A A C A D A A A A C C 4043/4943** 413.0, 443.0
4145 A A B B A D A A B A A A D A A B A A A D A A B B A D A C B B A D A C B B A B C D 4145
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359.0 5356 B A B B A A A A A A B 5356 359.0
4043/4943** A DC A A D B BA A A C B BA A A C A DC A A D A D C B A D BD C B A D A DC B A D B D C BA D 4043/4943**
7005, 7021 4145 A A B A A D A A B A A D 4145 7005, 7021
7039, 7046 5183 B A B A A B B A B A A B B A B A A B A A B A A B A A B A A B A A B A A B A A B A A B A A B A A B A A B A A C B 5183 7039, 7046
5356 B BA A A A B BA A A A B B A A A A A B A A A A A BA A A A A B A A A A A B A A A A A B A A A A A B A A A C A 5356
7146 5554 B C C A A A A B B C A A A A B B C A A A B B C A A A A B B C A A A A B B C A A A A C B 5554 7146
710.0, 711.0 5556 B A B A A B B A B A A B B A B A A B A A B A A B A A B A A B A A B A A B A A B A A B A A B A A B A A B A A C B 5556 710.0, 711.0
5654 C C A A B B B C A A A B BC A A A B BC A A A B BC A A A A B C A A A C B 5654
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4943** 6061,6005 Filler Metal Selection for Aluminum Welding
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5554 6151,6201 This chart is a tool that is designed to help you select the most
6351,6951,6082 5556 B A B A B B A B A B BA B A B B A B C B B A A B A A B B A B C A B B A B C A B BA A C A B 5556 6351,6951,6082 appropriate filler metal, taking into consideration base metal, the
5654 C C A B A B C A A B B C C A B A B C C A B B B CC A B B B 5654
application, and the desired weld metal properties.
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How to use the Chart
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1. Determine which of the weld metal properties are most important for your
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511.0, 512.0 5183 B A B B A B B A B B A B B A B B A B AA BB B B A A B A A B A A B B B B 5183 511.0, 512.0 application. (Table located on far left)
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5554 513.0, 514.0 2. Locate the base metal to be welded in the blue left hand column and in the
535.0 5556 B A B B A B B A B B A B B A B B A B AA B B B B A A B A A B A A B B A B 5556 535.0 blue row across the top of the chart.
5154, 5254 5654 C C A A B B C C A A B B C C A A B B BC A A A B B C A A B B B C A A A B 5654 5154, 5254
5183 A A B A A B A A B A A B A A B A A B AA BA A B A * B A A B 5183
3. Locate the white box where the base metal row and column intersect.
5086, 5356 A B A A A A A B A A A A A B A A A A AB AA A A A * A A A A 5356 5086, 4. Examine the data in the white box and select the row that provides the best
5083, 5554 CC AA A B 5554 5083,
5556 A A B A A B A A B A A B A A BA A B AA BA A B A * BA A B 5556 match for your application based on the weld metal properties. (There may
5456, 5383 5654 BC A B A B 5654 5456, 5383
be more than one filler metal that is acceptable.)
4043/4943** A C C A A D A C C A A D A C C A A D A C CB A D 4043/4943**
5183 B A B A B B A B A B B A B A B AA BA A B 5183 Example: 5. Once you identify the row that gives you the properties you need, follow that
5005, 5050 5356 B BA A A B B A A A B B A A A AB AA A A 5356 5005, 5050
5052, 5652 5554 CC AA A A B 5554 5052, 5652 Welding 5454 base material that will be used as a row to the left or right until you come to a gray box. The filler metal located
5556 B A B A B B A B A B BA B A B AA BA A B 5556 support bracket for an industrial heater – This in that row in the gray box is the most suitable match.
5654 BC AB A B 5654
1100 D D A A A A C C A A A A C 1100
weldment will be subjected to sustained elevated 6. Economic Considerations:
4043/4943** A C C A A D A C C A A D A D D A A D 4043/4943** temperature of 250 to 300°F (121 to 149°C). If there is more than one filler metal that meets the design criteria
4145 B C D B A D B C D B A D 4145 3004,
3004 5183 C A B B B C A B C A B B A C C A B 5183 requirements, choose the most economical product. More than 85% of all
Alclad 3004 5356 C B B B A C B B C A A B B B C A A 5356 Alclad 3004 1. As the welded component is operating at aluminum filler metal that is used is 5356 or 4043. These two products are
5554 C C A B A A B 5554
5556 C A B B B C B C A B B A C C A B 5556 temperature above 150°F (66°C). easily acquired and, because of their production volume the cost of these
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Alclad 3003 4145 A A C B A D A A BA A D A A B A A D A A C B A D 4145 Alclad 3003 important weld metal property.
2319 B A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 2319
2219 4043/4943** B BA A A D B C BC A B D B C B C A B D 4043/4943** 2219 2. Left hand column 5454 (fifth from top), and top 5454
4145 A A B A A D A BCB A A D A BC B A A D 4145 row 5454 (fifth from right).
2319 C A A A A A A A 2319
2014, 2036 4043/4943** B BA A A D B CBC A B D 4043/4943** 2014, 2036 *5XXX Series Strength Ratings 3. See insert picture of intersecting row and column
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1100, 1060, 1070, 1100 B BA A A B A 1100 1100,1060,1070, Base Metal Filler Metal Strength Rating
1188 C A A A A A 1188 5356 C 4. There is only one row that has a rating for
1080, 1350 4043/4943** A AB A A D 4043/4943** 1080,1350 5086 5183 B elevated temperature.
5556 A 5. For this particular application we only have one
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5556 A and that is filler metal 5554. All the other filler
5356 metals within the box have a blank rating for
5456, 5383 5183 5183 A A B B A B
5556 A elevated temperature which indicates that they 5454 5356 A B A B A A
5554 B C A A A A B
Note: Any strength rating will meet the minimum transverse tensile are not suitable for this particular welding 5556 A A B B A B
strength requirements of AWS D1.2, a blank rating typically will not. 5654 B C A B B B
application.