B443.0 Aluminum vs. 852.0 Aluminum
Both B443.0 aluminum and 852.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is B443.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 852.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 43 | |
| 64 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.9 | |
| 3.4 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 55 | |
| 73 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 110 | |
| 130 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 150 | |
| 200 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 50 | |
| 150 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 470 | |
| 370 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 620 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 600 | |
| 210 |
| Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % | 1.3 | |
| 1.3 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 840 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 180 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 38 | |
| 45 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 130 | |
| 130 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 15 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 3.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1130 | |
| 1150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 5.6 | |
| 6.2 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 18 | |
| 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 52 | |
| 43 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 61 | |
| 65 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.8 | |
| 8.7 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 91.9 to 95.5 | |
| 86.6 to 91.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 1.7 to 2.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 4.5 to 6.0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 5.5 to 7.0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |