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520.0 Aluminum vs. EN AC-46400 Aluminum

Both 520.0 aluminum and EN AC-46400 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% 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 520.0 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 66
72
Elongation at Break, % 14
1.1 to 1.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
75 to 85
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
170 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
110 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 87
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 21
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
1.7 to 4.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
82 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
18 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
26 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.5
85.4 to 90.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 9.5 to 10.6
0.25 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
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 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25