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8021 Aluminum vs. EN AC-46400 Aluminum

Both 8021 aluminum and EN AC-46400 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 8021 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-46400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
72
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
1.1 to 1.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 61
75 to 85
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
170 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
110 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 220
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.4
1.7 to 4.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
82 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
18 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
26 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 88
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.0
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 98 to 98.8
85.4 to 90.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 1.2 to 1.7
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
8.3 to 9.7
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25