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520.0 Aluminum vs. EN AC-44500 Aluminum

Both 520.0 aluminum and EN AC-44500 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 520.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-44500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
68
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
72
Elongation at Break, % 14
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 87
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 21
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
2.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.5
83.7 to 89.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 9.5 to 10.6
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.55
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
10.5 to 13.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25