A413.0 Aluminum vs. 518.0 Aluminum
Both A413.0 aluminum and 518.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is A413.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 518.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 80 | |
| 80 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 67 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 | |
| 5.0 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 130 | |
| 140 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 25 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 170 | |
| 200 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 | |
| 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 | |
| 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 570 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 590 | |
| 620 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 580 | |
| 560 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 98 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 31 | |
| 24 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
| 81 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.6 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.6 | |
| 9.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1040 | |
| 1160 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 7.1 | |
| 14 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 270 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 54 | |
| 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 33 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 52 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 82.9 to 89 | |
| 88.1 to 92.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.3 | |
| 0 to 1.8 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 7.5 to 8.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |