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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. 332.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45400 aluminum and 332.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-45400 aluminum and the bottom bar is 332.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 86
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
73
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
84

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
10
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
80.1 to 89
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
8.5 to 10.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5