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EN AC-44400 Aluminum vs. EN AC-45300 Aluminum

Both EN AC-44400 aluminum and EN AC-45300 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% 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-45300 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 61
94 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
71
Elongation at Break, % 4.1
1.0 to 2.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79
59 to 72
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
220 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
150 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.3
2.7 to 5.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85
160 to 390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
23 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
30 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
10 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.1 to 92
90.2 to 94.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.65
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0.35 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
4.5 to 5.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15