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EN AC-48100 Aluminum vs. A380.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-48100 aluminum and A380.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-48100 aluminum and the bottom bar is A380.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 140
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
73
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
3.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 130
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 29
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 330
290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 300
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87
78

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
11
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
7.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 3.6
8.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 580
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 38
34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 16
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 72.1 to 79.8
80.3 to 89.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.65
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
7.5 to 9.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.35
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5