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356.0 Aluminum vs. EN AC-41000 Aluminum

Both 356.0 aluminum and EN AC-41000 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 356.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-41000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55 to 75
57 to 97
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
69
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 3.8
4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 75
58 to 71
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 240
170 to 280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 190
80 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150 to 170
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40 to 43
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140 to 150
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.2 to 8.2
6.4 to 11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70 to 250
46 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 26
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 33
26 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64 to 71
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 11
7.8 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.1 to 93.3
95.2 to 97.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.45 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
1.6 to 2.4
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0.050 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants