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2014 Aluminum vs. EN AC-45400 Aluminum

Both 2014 aluminum and EN AC-45400 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 95% 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-45400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
72
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 16
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 160
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 500
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 440
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
10
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.6 to 56
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 1330
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 46
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 46
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 22
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.4 to 95
88.4 to 92.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
2.6 to 3.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
4.5 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15