512.0 Aluminum vs. EN AC-48100 Aluminum
Both 512.0 aluminum and EN AC-48100 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 512.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-48100 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 50 | |
100 to 140 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
76 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 | |
1.1 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 58 | |
120 to 130 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
29 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 130 | |
240 to 330 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 83 | |
190 to 300 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 420 | |
640 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 630 | |
580 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 590 | |
470 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
880 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
130 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
20 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 38 | |
27 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 130 | |
87 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
11 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.8 | |
7.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
130 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1160 | |
940 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 2.3 | |
2.3 to 3.6 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 50 | |
250 to 580 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
15 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
51 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
24 to 33 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
31 to 38 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 60 | |
55 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.1 | |
11 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 90.6 to 95.1 | |
72.1 to 79.8 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
4.0 to 5.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
0 to 1.3 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
0.25 to 0.65 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Silicon (Si), % | 1.4 to 2.2 | |
16 to 18 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |