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EN AC-45500 Aluminum vs. Sintered 2014 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45500 aluminum and sintered 2014 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 sintered 2014 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
70
Elongation at Break, % 2.8
0.5 to 3.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 80
52 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
140 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
97 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
100

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
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.2
1.0 to 5.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430
68 to 560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
20 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
6.2 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.6 to 93.1
91.5 to 96.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.7
3.5 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5