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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. EN AC-45000 Aluminum

EN 1.3961 alloy belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-45000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3961 alloy and the bottom bar is EN AC-45000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
73
Elongation at Break, % 31
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
870
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 1.3
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
11
Density, g/cm3 8.2
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
1.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
80
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
82.2 to 91.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
0 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
5.0 to 7.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.35