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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. EN 1.3961 Alloy

EN AC-45000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.3961 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 EN 1.3961 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
25
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
130

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
60.7 to 65
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
35 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
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