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324.0 Aluminum vs. EN AC-51500 Aluminum

Both 324.0 aluminum and EN AC-51500 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 324.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-51500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 4.0
5.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 77 to 89
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 310
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 8.9
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85 to 510
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 38
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.7 to 14
13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 87.3 to 92.2
89.8 to 93.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
4.7 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.0 to 8.0
1.8 to 2.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15