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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. 1235 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45400 aluminum and 1235 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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-45400 aluminum and the bottom bar is 1235 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
69
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
28 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
23 to 58
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
80 to 84
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
23 to 57

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
17 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
3.8 to 24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
8.2 to 8.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
93
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
3.6 to 3.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
99.35 to 100
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.65
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0