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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. C443.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45400 aluminum and C443.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 C443.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 86
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
71
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
37
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
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
70
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
89.6 to 95.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
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 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
4.5 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25