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EN AC-45500 Aluminum vs. 511.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45500 aluminum and 511.0 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 511.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.8
3.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 80
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.2
3.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430
51
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
6.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.6 to 93.1
93.3 to 96.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0.3 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15