511.0 512.0 6005 6063 7005 7021 413.0 443.

0
Base Alloys Filler 1060 1070 2014 3003 5005 5052 5083 5086 513.0 514.0 6101 6151 7039 7046 444.0 356.0 319.0 333.0
Alloys 1080 1350 1100 2036 2219 ALCLAD 3003 3004 5050 5652 5456 5056 535.0 6201 6351 6061 7146 710.0 A356.0 A357.0 354.0 355.0
5154 5254 5454 6951 6070 711.0 359.0 C355.0 380.0

Characteristics W S D C T M W S D C T M W S D C T M W S D C T M W S D C T M W S D C T M W S D C T M W S D C T M W S D C T M W S D C T M W S D C T M W S D C T M W S D C T M W S D C T M W S D C T M W S D C T M W S D C T M

319.0 333.0 2319 B A A A A A B A A A A A B A A A A A 2319
354.0 355.0 4043 / 4047 B A A A A A B A A A A A C C B C A A C C B C A A B B A A A A B B A A A A B B A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B A A A A B B A A A A B B A A A A B B A A A A 4043/4047
C355.0 380.0 4145 A A B A A A A A B A A A A B C B A A A B C B 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 A A B A A A A A B A A A A A B A A A A B B B A A 4145

413.0 443.0 4043 / 4047 A A A A A A A A A A A A B B A A A A B B A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B A A A A A B A A A A A B A A A A A B B A A A A B A A A A 4043 / 4047

444.0 356.0 4145 A A B B A A A B B A A A B A A A A B A A A A B B A A A B B A A A B B A A A B B A A A B B A B 4145
A356.0 A357.0 A356.0 A A A A A A A356.0
359.0

7005 7021 4043 / 4047 A A C A A A A C A A B B A A A B B A A A A B C A A A D C B A A B C B A B D C B A A D C B A A D C B A B D C B A 4043 / 4047

7039 7046 4145 A A B A A A A B A A 4145
7146 710.0 5183 B A B A A B A B A A B A B A A B A B A A B A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A 5183
711.0 5356 B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B B A A A B A A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A 5356
5554 C C A A A A C A A A A A B C A A A A B C A A A B C A A A A B C A A A A B C A A A A B C A A A A 5554
5556 B A B A A B A B A A B A B A A B A B A A B A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A 5556
5654 C C A A B C A A A A B C A A A B C A A A B C A A A B C A A A B C A A A B C A A A 5654

Aluminum
6061 4043 / 4047 A A C A A A A C A A B B A A A B B A A A A B C A A A D C A A A B C A A A D C A A A C B A A A C B A A 4043 / 4047
6070 4145 A A D B A A A D B A A A B A A A A B A A A A D B A B C D B A A B D B A 4145
4643 (1) A C B A A A C B A A 4643 (1)
5183 B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B C B A A B A A A A B A A B A B C B B A B C A B A A C A B A A C B 5183

Filler Alloy
5356 B A A A B A A A B A A A B B A A B A A A B B A C A A B A A A A B A A A B B A C A B B A C A B A A C A B B A C A 5356
5554 C C A B A B B C A A A B C A A A C C A B B C C A A A A C B A B B A C B A B B B 5554
5556 B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B C B A A B A A A A B A A B A B C B B A B C A B A A C A B A A C B 5556

Chart
5654 C C A B A B C A A B B C A A B C C A B A C C A B B C B A B B C B A B B 5654

6005, 6063, 4043/4047 A A C A A A A C A A B B A A A B B A A A A B C A A A D C A A A B C A A A D C A A A B C A A B C A A B C A A B C B A A C B A A 4043 / 4047

6101, 6151, 4145 A A D B A A A D B A A A B A A A A B A A A A D B A B C D B A A B D B A 4145
6201, 6351, 4643 (1) A C B A A 4643 (1)
6951 5183 B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B C B A A B A A A A B A A B A B C A B A B C A B A A C A 5183
5356 B A A A B A A A B A A A B B A A B A A A B B A C A A A A A A A A A A A B A A C A B A A C A B A A C A 5356
5554 C C A B A B B A A A A B A A A A C A A B A C A A A A A C B A B B A 5554 SYMBOL CHARACTERISTIC
5556 B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B C B A A B A A A A B A A B A B C A B A B C A B A A C A 5556
5654 C C A B A B A A A B B A A A B C A A B B C A A B B C B A B B 5654 Ease of welding (relative freedom
W from weld cracking)
5454 5183 B A B B A B A B B A B A B B A B A B B A B A B B A A A A B A A A B B A A A B B A A A B B A A A B B A 5183
5356 B A A B A B A A B A B A A B A B B A B A B A A B A A B A B A A B A B A A B A B A A B A B A A B A B A 5356 Strength of welded joint (as-
5554 C A A A A A C A A A A A C A A A A A C C A A A A C A A A A A C C A A A A B C A A A B C A A A B C A A A B C A A A A 5554
5556 B A B B A B A B B A B A B B A B A B B A B A B B A A A B B A A A B B A A A B B A A A B B A A A B B A 5556 welded condition). (Rating applies
5654 B C A B B B C A A B B C A B B 5654 particularly to fillet welds. All rods
S & electrodes rated will develop
511.0, 512.0, 5183 B A B B A B A B B A B A B B A B A B B A B A B B A A A B B B A A B A A A A B A A A A B B B 5183
513.0, 514.0, 5356 B A A B A B A A B A B A A B A B B A B A B A A B A A B A B A A B A A A A B A A A A B A B A 5356 presently specified minimum
535.0, 5554 C A A A A C A A A A C A A A A C C A A A C A A A A C C A A B B C A A A B C A A A B C A A B 5554 strengths for butt welds.)
5154, 5254 5556 B A B B A B A B B A B A B B A B A B B A B A B B A A A B B B A A B A A A A B A A A A B B A 5556
5654 C A A A B C A A A B C A A A B C C A A B C A A A B B C A A A B C A A B B C A A B B C A A A 5654 Ductility (Rating is based upon the
D free bend elongation of the weld)
5086, 5056 5183 A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A 5183
5356 A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B A A A A A A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A 5356
5554 C C A A A 5554
Corrosion resistance in
5556 A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A 5556 C continuous or alternate immersion
5654 B C A A B 5654 in fresh or salt water
5083, 5456 5183 A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A (2) B A A 5183 Recommended for service at
5356
5554
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B A A A A A A A A A
C
B
C
A
A
A
A
A A A A
A
A 5356
5554 How to Use Example T sustained temperatures above
5556 A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A A A B A A 5556 1. Select base alloys to be joined When joining base alloys 3003 and 150 oF (65.5 oC)
5654 B C A A B 5654 (one from the side blue column, 1100, find the intersecting block.
5052, 5652 4043 / 4047 A B C A A A B C A A A B C A A A B C A A A B C A A A D C B A 4043 / 4047 the other from the top blue row). Note that filler alloy 1100 provides M Color match after anodizing
5183 B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A A A B C B 5183 2. Find the block where the column an (A) rating for ductility (D), corro- A, B, C, & D are relative ratings in decreasing
5356 B A A A B A A A B A A A B A A A B A A A A B A C A 5356 and row intersect. sion resistance (C), performance at order of merit. The ratings have relative
5554 C C A A A B 5554
5556 B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A A A B C B 5556 3. This block contains horizontal rows elevated temperatures (T), and color meaning only within a given block.
5654 B C A B A 5654 of letters (A, B, C or D) represen- match after anodizing (M), and a (B)
tative of the alloy directly across rating for ease of welding (W) and
5005, 5050 1100 C B A A A A C B A A A A C C A A A A B A A A A 1100 NOTE: Combinations having no rating are not
4043 / 4047 A A C A A A A C A A A B C A A A B C A A A B D A A 4043 / 4047 from them in the filler alloy box at strength (S). However, if ease of
usually recommended. Ratings do not apply to
4145 B A D B A B A D B A B B D B A 4145 the end of each row. The letters welding and shear strength are im-
5183 C A B B C A B B C A B C B B A B A B A C B 5183 these alloys when heat treated after welding.
in each line give the A-to-D rating portant, and ductility and color match
5356 C A B B C A B B C A B C B B A A A B A B B 5356 (1) 4643 is a heat-treatable filler alloy and gives
5556 C A B B C A B B C A B C B B A B A B A C B 5556 of the characteristics listed at the can be sacrificed slightly, then filler
top of each column – W, S, D, C, alloy 4043 can be used. higher strength in 6xxx series weldments after
3004 1100 D B A A A A D B A A A A C C A
A A A 1100 T and M (see Legend at right for postweld solution heat treatment and aging.
4043 / 4047 A A C A A A A C A A A B C
A A
A B D A A 4043 / 4047
4145 B A D B A B A D B A B B D
A B 4145 explanation of each letter). (2) An “A” rating for alloy 5083 to 5083 and 5083
5183 C A B B C A B B C B C
A B A C C A 5183 4. Analyze the weld characteristics to 5456. No rating for alloy 5456 to 5456.
5356 C A B B C A B B C A B C
A B B B C A 5356 afforded by each filler alloy. You
5554 C C A B A A 5554
4047 can be used in lieu of 4043. Alloy 4047
5556 C A B B C A B B C B C A B A C C A 5556 will find that you can “trade off” provides increased fluidity for welding leak-tight
one characteristic for another until joints, minimizes solidification cracking, and has
3003 1100 B B A A A A B B A A A A B B A A A A 1100 you find the filler that best meets
ALCLAD 3003 4043 / 4047 A A B A A A A B A A B A A A A B A A A A A A B A A 4043 / 4047 a slightly higher fillet weld shear strength.
4145 A A C B A A A C B A A A B A A A A B A A A A C B A 4145 your needs.

2219 2319 B A A A A A A A A A A A 2319
4043 / 4047 B A A A A B A A A A B C B C A B C B C A 4043 / 4047
4145 A A B A A A A B A A A B C B A A B C B A 4145

2014 2036 2319

4043 / 4047
4145
B A A A A
A A B A A
B A A A A
A A B A A
C A A A A A
B C B C A
A B C B A
2319
4043 / 4047
4145
Aluminum Filler Alloy Chart
1100 1100 B B A A A A B B A A A 1100
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