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2011 Aluminum vs. EN AC-48000 Aluminum

Both 2011 aluminum and EN AC-48000 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 86% 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-48000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
73
Elongation at Break, % 8.5 to 18
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 74 to 120
85 to 86
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 420
220 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 310
210 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140 to 170
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

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
10
Density, g/cm3 3.1
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 52
2.2 to 3.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 680
300 to 510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
23 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 40
31 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51 to 64
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
10 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.6
80.4 to 87.2
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 5.0 to 6.0
0.8 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
10.5 to 13.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants