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EN AC-44500 Aluminum vs. A360.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-44500 aluminum and A360.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 A360.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 68
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
72
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
1.6 to 5.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
82 to 150
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
180 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
170 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
680
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
100

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
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
4.6 to 13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
190 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
19 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
27 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
8.5 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 83.7 to 89.5
85.8 to 90.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
9.0 to 10
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25