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EN AC-48000 Aluminum vs. EN AC-44200 Aluminum

Both EN AC-48000 aluminum and EN AC-44200 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-48000 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-44200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 110
60
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
72
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
6.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 85 to 86
63
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 310
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 270
86

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2 to 3.0
9.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 510
51
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 33
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 39
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 15
8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.4 to 87.2
85.2 to 89.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.55
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
10.5 to 13.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15