850.0 Aluminum vs. B443.0 Aluminum
Both 850.0 aluminum and B443.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 850.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is B443.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 45 | |
| 43 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.9 | |
| 4.9 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 59 | |
| 55 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 100 | |
| 110 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 140 | |
| 150 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 76 | |
| 50 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 620 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 370 | |
| 600 |
| Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % | 1.3 | |
| 1.3 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 850 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 180 | |
| 150 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 22 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 47 | |
| 38 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
| 130 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 14 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.1 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.5 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1160 | |
| 1130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 9.1 | |
| 5.6 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 42 | |
| 18 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 44 | |
| 52 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 69 | |
| 61 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.1 | |
| 6.8 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 88.3 to 93.1 | |
| 91.9 to 95.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.7 to 1.3 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.7 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 4.5 to 6.0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 5.5 to 7.0 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |