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EN AC-51100 Aluminum vs. EN AC-42000 Aluminum

Both EN AC-51100 aluminum and EN AC-42000 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-51100 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-42000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 57
59 to 91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
70
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
1.1 to 2.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 58
67 to 76
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80
95 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0
2.8 to 5.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 47
64 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
26 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.3
7.9 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.5 to 97.5
89.9 to 93.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.55
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.2 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
6.5 to 7.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15