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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. 444.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45400 aluminum and 444.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the T4 temper. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-45400 aluminum and the bottom bar is 444.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 86
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
71
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
51
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
49
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.8

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
90.5 to 93.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
6.5 to 7.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15