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EN AC-45100 Aluminum vs. 515.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45100 aluminum and 515.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-45100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 515.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.8
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 82 to 99
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 360
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 39
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88 to 92.8
93.6 to 96.6
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.45
2.5 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0.5 to 10
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15