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EN AC-44400 Aluminum vs. 3103 Aluminum

Both EN AC-44400 aluminum and 3103 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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-44400 aluminum and the bottom bar is 3103 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 61
27 to 62
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 4.1
1.1 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79
38 to 83
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
100 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
39 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.3
2.4 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85
11 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
18 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
4.6 to 9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.1 to 92
96.3 to 99.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15