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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. 2011A Aluminum

Both EN AC-45400 aluminum and 2011A 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 2011A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
6.8 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
75 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
310 to 410
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
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
96

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
20 to 40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
140 to 670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
28 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
33 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
91.5 to 95.1
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
4.5 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
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