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EN AC-21100 Aluminum vs. EN AC-43500 Aluminum

Both EN AC-21100 aluminum and EN AC-43500 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-21100 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-43500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 110
68 to 91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
72
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 7.3
4.5 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79 to 87
62 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 350
220 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 240
140 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 21
12 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 400
130 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 33
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 37
32 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
10 to 14

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 93.4 to 95.7
86.4 to 90.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.2
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.4 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.18
9.0 to 11.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15