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332.0 Aluminum vs. EN AC-45500 Aluminum

Both 332.0 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 332.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-45500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
2.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90
80
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
8.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.1 to 89
90.6 to 93.1
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0.2 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 8.5 to 10.5
6.5 to 7.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1