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EN AC-42200 Aluminum vs. EN AC-45400 Aluminum

Both EN AC-42200 aluminum and EN AC-45400 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-42200 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-45400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 89 to 100
86
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
72
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 6.7
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 86 to 90
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 260
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.0 to 20
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410 to 490
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 35
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40 to 41
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91 to 93.1
88.4 to 92.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
2.6 to 3.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.7
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
4.5 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15