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EN AC-21100 Aluminum vs. B443.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-21100 aluminum and B443.0 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 EN AC-21100 aluminum and the bottom bar is B443.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

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

Thermal Properties

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

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

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