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EN AC-44100 Aluminum vs. 6082 Aluminum

Both EN AC-44100 aluminum and 6082 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% 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-44100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6082 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 59
40 to 95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
69
Elongation at Break, % 4.9
6.3 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 64
55 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
140 to 340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 87
85 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.1
19 to 43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
52 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
14 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
21 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
6.0 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.4 to 89.5
95.2 to 98.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0.6 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0.7 to 1.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15