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515.0 Aluminum vs. 224.0 Aluminum

Both 515.0 aluminum and 224.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 515.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 224.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
71
Elongation at Break, % 10
4.0 to 10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
86 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
380 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.6
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
1150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
35 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
38 to 41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.6 to 96.6
93 to 95.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
4.5 to 5.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 10
0 to 0.060
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.35
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1