EN AC-45100 Aluminum vs. EN AC-44000 Aluminum
Both EN AC-45100 aluminum and EN AC-44000 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 EN AC-44000 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 97 to 130 | |
51 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
71 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 2.8 | |
7.3 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 82 to 99 | |
64 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
27 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 to 360 | |
180 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 320 | |
86 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 470 | |
560 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 630 | |
590 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 550 | |
590 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 890 | |
910 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 | |
140 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
21 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 30 | |
36 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 95 | |
130 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
2.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1100 | |
1070 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 3.5 to 7.6 | |
11 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 to 710 | |
51 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
16 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
55 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 to 35 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 35 to 39 | |
28 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 54 | |
61 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
8.4 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 88 to 92.8 | |
87.1 to 90 |
Copper (Cu), % | 2.6 to 3.6 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
0 to 0.19 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.15 to 0.45 | |
0 to 0.45 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.55 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 4.5 to 6.0 | |
10 to 11.8 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.070 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |