EN AC-44100 Aluminum vs. EN AC-44000 Aluminum
Both EN AC-44100 aluminum and EN AC-44000 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a very high 98% 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-44000 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 59 | |
| 51 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.9 | |
| 7.3 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 64 | |
| 64 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 27 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
| 180 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 87 | |
| 86 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 570 | |
| 560 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 590 | |
| 590 |
| 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 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 34 | |
| 36 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 130 |
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 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1050 | |
| 1070 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 7.1 | |
| 11 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 53 | |
| 51 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 16 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 55 | |
| 55 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 | |
| 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 58 | |
| 61 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.2 | |
| 8.4 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 84.4 to 89.5 | |
| 87.1 to 90 |
| 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 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 | |
| 10 to 11.8 |
| 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 |