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EN AC-42100 Aluminum vs. 359.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-42100 aluminum and 359.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 359.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
90 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
71
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 9.0
3.8 to 4.9
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 82
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
340 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
250 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.0
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
12 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
450 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 31
37 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
42 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.3
88.9 to 91
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0.5 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
8.5 to 9.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15