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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. 511.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45400 aluminum and 511.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 511.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 86
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
3.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
590
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
36
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
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
3.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
51
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
6.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
93.3 to 96.2
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0.3 to 0.7
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 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15