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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. 852.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45400 aluminum and 852.0 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 (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 852.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 86
64
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
73
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
210
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
840
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
15
Density, g/cm3 2.8
3.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
6.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
43
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
86.6 to 91.3
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
1.7 to 2.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0.6 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0.9 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.4
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