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EN AC-44400 Aluminum vs. EN AC-21200 Aluminum

Both EN AC-44400 aluminum and EN AC-21200 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-44400 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-21200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 61
120 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
71
Elongation at Break, % 4.1
3.9 to 6.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79
110 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
410 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
270 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.6
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.3
16 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85
500 to 930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
38 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
41 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
18 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.1 to 92
93.3 to 95.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1