333.0 Aluminum vs. EN AC-46400 Aluminum
Both 333.0 aluminum and EN AC-46400 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 333.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-46400 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 90 to 110 | |
77 to 120 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
72 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
1.1 to 1.7 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 83 to 100 | |
75 to 85 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 28 | |
27 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 to 280 | |
170 to 310 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 to 210 | |
110 to 270 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 520 | |
520 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 590 | |
610 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 530 | |
570 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 880 | |
890 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 100 to 140 | |
130 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
22 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 26 to 35 | |
33 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 83 to 110 | |
110 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.6 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1040 | |
1070 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 2.1 to 4.6 | |
1.7 to 4.9 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 290 | |
82 to 500 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
15 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
52 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 27 | |
18 to 32 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 to 34 | |
26 to 38 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 42 to 57 | |
55 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 13 | |
7.8 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 81.8 to 89 | |
85.4 to 90.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
0.8 to 1.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.050 to 0.5 | |
0.25 to 0.65 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0.15 to 0.55 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Silicon (Si), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
8.3 to 9.7 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |