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EN AC-44400 Aluminum vs. 3104 Aluminum

Both EN AC-44400 aluminum and 3104 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 3104 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 4.1
1.1 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79
74 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
170 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
68 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
600
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
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
130

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
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.3
1.6 to 60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85
34 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
17 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
25 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.1 to 92
95.1 to 98.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.25
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.6
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15