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EN AC-45500 Aluminum vs. 380.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45500 aluminum and 380.0 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-45500 aluminum and the bottom bar is 380.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
74
Elongation at Break, % 2.8
3.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 80
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
7.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.2
8.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.6 to 93.1
79.6 to 89.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.7
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
7.5 to 9.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5