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EN AC-44500 Aluminum vs. 520.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-44500 aluminum and 520.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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-44500 aluminum and the bottom bar is 520.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 68
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
66
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
87
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
21
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
72

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.5
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 83.7 to 89.5
87.9 to 90.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.4
9.5 to 10.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15