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EN AC-44400 Aluminum vs. 2011A Aluminum

Both EN AC-44400 aluminum and 2011A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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-44400 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2011A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 4.1
6.8 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79
75 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
310 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
140 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
96

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.6
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.3
20 to 40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85
140 to 670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
28 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
33 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.1 to 92
91.5 to 95.1
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
4.5 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15