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EN AC-44500 Aluminum vs. EN AC-45100 Aluminum

Both EN AC-44500 aluminum and EN AC-45100 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-44500 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-45100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 68
97 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
72
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
1.0 to 2.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
82 to 99
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
300 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
210 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.5
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
3.5 to 7.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
290 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
35 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 83.7 to 89.5
88 to 92.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
2.6 to 3.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
4.5 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15