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A390.0 Aluminum vs. EN AC-46000 Aluminum

Both A390.0 aluminum and EN AC-46000 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is A390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-46000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 140
91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
73
Elongation at Break, % 0.87 to 0.91
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70 to 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 290
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
82

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
10
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.6 to 2.6
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 580
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 14
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 75.3 to 79.6
79.7 to 90
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0.050 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.55
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
8.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25