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383.0 Aluminum vs. EN AC-46400 Aluminum

Both 383.0 aluminum and EN AC-46400 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 383.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-46400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
77 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
72
Elongation at Break, % 3.5
1.1 to 1.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
75 to 85
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
170 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
110 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 74
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.2
1.7 to 4.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
82 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
18 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
26 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.7 to 88.5
85.4 to 90.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0.25 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 9.5 to 11.5
8.3 to 9.7
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25