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2011 Aluminum vs. EN AC-45500 Aluminum

Both 2011 aluminum and EN AC-45500 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2011 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-45500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 8.5 to 18
2.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 74 to 120
80
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 420
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 310
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140 to 170
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35 to 45
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100 to 130
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.1
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 52
8.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 680
430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 40
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51 to 64
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.6
90.6 to 93.1
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 5.0 to 6.0
0.2 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
6.5 to 7.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1