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EN AC-45100 Aluminum vs. 3105 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45100 aluminum and 3105 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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-45100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 3105 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 97 to 130
29 to 67
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.8
1.1 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 82 to 99
39 to 95
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 360
120 to 240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 320
46 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.5 to 7.6
2.6 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 710
15 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 39
20 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
68
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
5.2 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88 to 92.8
96 to 99.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.45
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.3 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.6
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15