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EN AC-42100 Aluminum vs. 850.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-42100 aluminum and 850.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 850.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
45
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
69
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 9.0
7.9
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 82
59
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
76

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
850
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
47
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
14
Density, g/cm3 2.6
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1 to 23
9.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
42
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 31
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
6.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.3
88.3 to 93.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.7
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3