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2025 Aluminum vs. EN AC-45500 Aluminum

Both 2025 aluminum and EN AC-45500 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the T6 temper. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2025 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-45500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
70
Elongation at Break, % 15
2.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
80
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55
8.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 90.9 to 95.2
90.6 to 93.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
0.2 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
6.5 to 7.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1