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EN AC-51400 Aluminum vs. 850.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-51400 aluminum and 850.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-51400 aluminum and the bottom bar is 850.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 71
45
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
69
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
7.9
Fatigue Strength, MPa 85
59
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
76

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
850
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
47
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
14
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
9.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
42
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
6.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 95.5
88.3 to 93.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3