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EN AC-48100 Aluminum vs. EN AC-21000 Aluminum

Both EN AC-48100 aluminum and EN AC-21000 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-48100 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-21000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 140
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 130
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 29
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 330
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 300
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
11
Density, g/cm3 2.8
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 3.6
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 580
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 38
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 16
15

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 72.1 to 79.8
93.4 to 95.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
4.2 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.65
0.15 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1