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2014 Aluminum vs. EN AC-44400 Aluminum

Both 2014 aluminum and EN AC-44400 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 2014 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-44400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 16
4.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 160
79
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 500
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 440
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
1080

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.6 to 56
7.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 1330
85
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 46
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 46
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 22
9.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.4 to 95
87.1 to 92
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.65
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
8.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15