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EN AC-45500 Aluminum vs. 332.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45500 aluminum and 332.0 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-45500 aluminum and the bottom bar is 332.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
73
Elongation at Break, % 2.8
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 80
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
84

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.2
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.6 to 93.1
80.1 to 89
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.7
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
8.5 to 10.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5