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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. 2095 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45400 aluminum and 2095 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-45400 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2095 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
8.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 2.8
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1470

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
57
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
2640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
59
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
91.3 to 94.9
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
3.9 to 4.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lithium (Li), % 0
0.7 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0.25 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.12
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.040 to 0.18
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15