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EN AC-42100 Aluminum vs. 514.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-42100 aluminum and 514.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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-42100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 514.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 9.0
7.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 82
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
74

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

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
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1 to 23
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
41
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 31
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
7.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.3
93.6 to 96.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.35
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15