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EN AC-44400 Aluminum vs. ASTM A182 Grade F5a

EN AC-44400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A182 grade F5a belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-44400 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F5a.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 61
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.1
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
4.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
69

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.3
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.1 to 92
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
91.4 to 95.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0