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EN AC-51200 Aluminum vs. ASTM A182 Grade F6b

EN AC-51200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A182 grade F6b belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-51200 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F6b.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 92
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 74
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
8.0
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.6
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.5 to 92
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
81.2 to 87.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 8.0 to 10.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0