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EN AC-51500 Aluminum vs. EN AC-71100 Aluminum

Both EN AC-51500 aluminum and EN AC-71100 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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-51500 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-71100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
72
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
860
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
97

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1010

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
2.8
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 89.8 to 93.1
78.7 to 83.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 6.0
0.2 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.6
7.5 to 9.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
9.0 to 10.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15