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515.0 Aluminum vs. EN AC-45100 Aluminum

Both 515.0 aluminum and EN AC-45100 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 EN AC-45100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
72
Elongation at Break, % 10
1.0 to 2.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
82 to 99
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
300 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
890
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
1100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
35 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.6 to 96.6
88 to 92.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
2.6 to 3.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.5 to 4.0
0.15 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 10
4.5 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15