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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. Automotive Malleable Cast Iron

EN AC-45000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while automotive malleable cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-45000 aluminum and the bottom bar is automotive malleable cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
130 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
180
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
1.0 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
350 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
220 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
1.9
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
6.8 to 30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80
130 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
13 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
14 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
9.9 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
2.2 to 2.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
93.6 to 96.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
0.15 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.020 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
0.9 to 1.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.35
0