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EN AC-42100 Aluminum vs. C355.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-42100 aluminum and C355.0 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 C355.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
86 to 90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 9.0
2.7 to 3.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 82
76 to 84
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
290 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
200 to 230

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
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
130

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
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1 to 23
7.5 to 9.8
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
290 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 31
30 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
36 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.3
91.7 to 94.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
4.5 to 5.5
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

Comparable Variants