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852.0 Aluminum vs. EN AC-21100 Aluminum

Both 852.0 aluminum and EN AC-21100 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 852.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-21100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 64
100 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
71
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
6.2 to 7.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 73
79 to 87
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
340 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
210 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
11
Density, g/cm3 3.2
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2
19 to 21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
300 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
31 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
36 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
93.4 to 95.7
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
4.2 to 5.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.19
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.18
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1