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EN AC-45100 Aluminum vs. 8011A Aluminum

Both EN AC-45100 aluminum and 8011A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-45100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 8011A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 97 to 130
25 to 50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.8
1.7 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 82 to 99
33 to 76
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 360
100 to 180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 320
34 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.0
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
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
3.0 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 710
8.2 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 39
18 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
4.6 to 8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88 to 92.8
97.5 to 99.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0.5 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.45
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0.4 to 0.8
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15