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2618 Aluminum vs. EN AC-45500 Aluminum

Both 2618 aluminum and EN AC-45500 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 2618 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-45500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 5.8
2.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
80
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23
8.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 850
430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.4 to 94.9
90.6 to 93.1
Copper (Cu), % 1.9 to 2.7
0.2 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0.9 to 1.3
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.3 to 1.8
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
6.5 to 7.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1