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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. 5052 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45400 aluminum and 5052 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 5052 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 86
46 to 83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
1.1 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
66 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
75 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
120

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
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
1.7 to 69
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
41 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
19 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
27 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.3 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
95.8 to 97.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15