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EN AC-43400 Aluminum vs. 850.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-43400 aluminum and 850.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% 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-43400 aluminum and the bottom bar is 850.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
45
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
7.9
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
59
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
76

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
850
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
47
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
14
Density, g/cm3 2.6
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
9.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
42
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
6.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86 to 90.8
88.3 to 93.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0.7 to 1.3
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.7
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
5.5 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3