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EN AC-44500 Aluminum vs. A356.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-44500 aluminum and A356.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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-44500 aluminum and the bottom bar is A356.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
3.0 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
50 to 90
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
160 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
83 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
140

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
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
4.8 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
49 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
17 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
25 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 83.7 to 89.5
91.1 to 93.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.4
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
6.5 to 7.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15