711.0 Aluminum vs. EN AC-46500 Aluminum
Both 711.0 aluminum and EN AC-46500 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 711.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-46500 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 70 | |
| 91 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
| 74 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.8 | |
| 1.0 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 100 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 28 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 | |
| 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 | |
| 160 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 380 | |
| 520 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 610 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
| 520 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 860 | |
| 880 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 160 | |
| 100 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 40 | |
| 26 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 81 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 7.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1120 | |
| 1030 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 15 | |
| 2.3 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
| 49 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 61 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.3 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 89.8 to 92.7 | |
| 77.9 to 90 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.35 to 0.65 | |
| 2.0 to 4.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.7 to 1.4 | |
| 0 to 1.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.25 to 0.45 | |
| 0.050 to 0.55 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.55 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.55 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 8.0 to 11 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 6.0 to 7.0 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |