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EN AC-44400 Aluminum vs. EN AC-46100 Aluminum

Both EN AC-44400 aluminum and EN AC-46100 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-44400 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-46100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 61
91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
73
Elongation at Break, % 4.1
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.3
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.1 to 92
80.4 to 88.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 1.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.45
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
10 to 12
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25