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EN AC-48100 Aluminum vs. 2024 Aluminum

Both EN AC-48100 aluminum and 2024 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-48100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2024 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
4.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 130
90 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 29
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 330
200 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 300
100 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
11
Density, g/cm3 2.8
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 3.6
20 to 68
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 580
70 to 1680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 38
25 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 16
8.6 to 24

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 72.1 to 79.8
90.7 to 94.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
3.8 to 4.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.65
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15