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1050 Aluminum vs. EN AC-46400 Aluminum

Both 1050 aluminum and EN AC-46400 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 88% 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 1050 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-46400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
72
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 37
1.1 to 1.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 31 to 57
75 to 85
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 76 to 140
170 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 25 to 120
110 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.4 to 22
1.7 to 4.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4.6 to 110
82 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.8 to 14
18 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 22
26 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 6.2
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
85.4 to 90.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0.25 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
8.3 to 9.7
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25