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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. 6070 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45400 aluminum and 6070 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 EN AC-45400 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6070 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
5.6 to 8.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
95 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
370 to 380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
20 to 32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
880 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
42 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
94.6 to 98
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
1.0 to 1.7
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15