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Seeking ASTM Equivalant & filler metal

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Oct 11, 2023
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Can any one help me to find ASTM Equivalant for commercial designation metal ALUMOLD 400, i have done somme research i found ASTM B 373 and ASTM B 479, can any one tell me if it is a true or non the uns Number is UNS A94145 i cann't find it in the ASTM Standard.
i would like to weld this metal, can any one help to find the filler metal, after my research i found AA 5180 and AA4115 but i did not find the AWS equivalant, please share your experience

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The UNS book does call out the specifications this material falls under. There are no ASTM specifications covering it. However, weld metal is called out in ASME SFA5.10/AWS A5.10 (ER4145), plus ASME SFA5.85.8 (BAISI-3). Base metal specifications include AMS 4148, AMS-B-20148, and ISO 18273.
 
ISO 18273 is also for filler metals, not for base metal.

Google says that Alumold 400 is a 5xxx alloy but based on 7xxx chemistry. Weldability depends highly on the chem. composition.
Seeing it's a high-strength alloy (400 MPa, as the name implies), an AlMg based filler should be best suitable. 5180 as you mentioned complies with this, so it's not a bad place to start.
Doesn't AWS A5.10 uses the same 4 digit code for alu filler materials as ISO? 5356, 5183, 5180, ... should be the same in either code.
 
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