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A201.0 Aluminum vs. EN AC-44500 Aluminum

Both A201.0 aluminum and EN AC-44500 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 87% 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 A201.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-44500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
72
Elongation at Break, % 4.7
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 97
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
2.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1250
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.7 to 95.5
83.7 to 89.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.55
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
10.5 to 13.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25