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515.0 Aluminum vs. 296.0 Aluminum

Both 515.0 aluminum and 296.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 515.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 296.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
72
Elongation at Break, % 10
3.2 to 7.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
47 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
260 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

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
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
1110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
30 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.6 to 96.6
89 to 94
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 10
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.35