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EN AC-51500 Aluminum vs. 242.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-51500 aluminum and 242.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-51500 aluminum and the bottom bar is 242.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
70 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
73
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
0.5 to 1.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
55 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
180 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
120 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
130 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
33 to 44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
96 to 130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
12
Density, g/cm3 2.6
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
1.3 to 3.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
110 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
16 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
23 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
50 to 62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
8.0 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.8 to 93.1
88.4 to 93.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
3.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 6.0
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.7 to 2.3
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.6
0 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15