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EN AC-42100 Aluminum vs. 324.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-42100 aluminum and 324.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-42100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 324.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
71
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 9.0
3.0 to 4.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 82
77 to 89
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
210 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
110 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1090

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1 to 23
6.8 to 8.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
85 to 510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 31
22 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
29 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
9.7 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.3
87.3 to 92.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0.4 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
7.0 to 8.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2