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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. 2011 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45400 aluminum and 2011 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 2011 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
71
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
8.5 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
74 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
310 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
140 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
140 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
35 to 45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
100 to 130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
11
Density, g/cm3 2.8
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
29 to 52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
140 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
27 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
32 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
51 to 64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
91.3 to 94.6
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
5.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15