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EN AC-42100 Aluminum vs. 8011A Aluminum

Both EN AC-42100 aluminum and 8011A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-42100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 8011A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
25 to 50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
69
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 9.0
1.7 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 82
33 to 76
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
100 to 180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
34 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.0
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.2
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
3.0 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
8.2 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 31
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
18 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
4.6 to 8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.3
97.5 to 99.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0.5 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0.4 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15