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EN AC-42100 Aluminum vs. 515.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-42100 aluminum and 515.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-42100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 515.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 9.0
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 82
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

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
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 31
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.3
93.6 to 96.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
2.5 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0.5 to 10
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15