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2025 Aluminum vs. EN AC-45300 Aluminum

Both 2025 aluminum and EN AC-45300 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2025 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-45300 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
94 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
71
Elongation at Break, % 15
1.0 to 2.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
59 to 72
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
220 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
150 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55
2.7 to 5.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
160 to 390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
23 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
30 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
10 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.9 to 95.2
90.2 to 94.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.65
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0.35 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
4.5 to 5.5
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 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15