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EN AC-51500 Aluminum vs. EN AC-43200 Aluminum

Both EN AC-51500 aluminum and EN AC-43200 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-51500 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-43200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
60 to 88
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
72
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
190 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
97 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
1.8 to 2.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
66 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
20 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
28 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
8.8 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.8 to 93.1
86.1 to 90.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.65
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 6.0
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.6
9.0 to 11
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15