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B443.0 Aluminum vs. EN AC-21100 Aluminum

Both B443.0 aluminum and EN AC-21100 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 B443.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-21100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 43
100 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
71
Elongation at Break, % 4.9
6.2 to 7.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
79 to 87
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
340 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50
210 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
19 to 21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18
300 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
31 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
36 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.8
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.9 to 95.5
93.4 to 95.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
4.2 to 5.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.19
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.55
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.18
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1