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EN AC-48100 Aluminum vs. EN AC-43400 Aluminum

Both EN AC-48100 aluminum and EN AC-43400 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 87% 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-43400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 140
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
72
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 130
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 29
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 330
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 300
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 3.6
2.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 580
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 38
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 16
12

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 72.1 to 79.8
86 to 90.8
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.65
0.2 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
9.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15