EN AC-44200 Aluminum vs. EN AC-45300 Aluminum
Both EN AC-44200 aluminum and EN AC-45300 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-44200 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-45300 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 60 | |
94 to 120 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
71 |
Elongation at Break, % | 6.2 | |
1.0 to 2.8 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 63 | |
59 to 72 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
27 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
220 to 290 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 86 | |
150 to 230 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 570 | |
470 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 590 | |
630 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 580 | |
590 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 910 | |
890 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
150 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
22 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 35 | |
36 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 130 | |
120 |
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 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1050 | |
1120 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 9.1 | |
2.7 to 5.6 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 51 | |
160 to 390 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 55 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
23 to 29 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 | |
30 to 35 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 59 | |
60 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.4 | |
10 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 85.2 to 89.5 | |
90.2 to 94.2 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
1.0 to 1.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.55 | |
0 to 0.65 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0.35 to 0.65 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.55 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Silicon (Si), % | 10.5 to 13.5 | |
4.5 to 5.5 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |