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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. 850.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45400 aluminum and 850.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 850.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 86
45
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
69
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
7.9
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
59
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
76

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
850
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
47
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
14
Density, g/cm3 2.8
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
9.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
42
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
6.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
88.3 to 93.1
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0.7 to 1.3
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.7
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
5.5 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3