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A413.0 Aluminum vs. A357.0 Aluminum

Both A413.0 aluminum and A357.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is A413.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is A357.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.5
3.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 170
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
12
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.1
12
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
68
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.9 to 89
90.8 to 93
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.040 to 0.070
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
6.5 to 7.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15