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EN AC-44100 Aluminum vs. EN AC-43300 Aluminum

Both EN AC-44100 aluminum and EN AC-43300 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-44100 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-43300 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 59
91 to 94
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
71
Elongation at Break, % 4.9
3.4 to 6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 64
76 to 77
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
280 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 87
210 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.5
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
1080

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.1
9.1 to 17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
300 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
31 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
37 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.4 to 89.5
88.9 to 90.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.19
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
9.0 to 10
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1