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EN AC-46000 Aluminum vs. 5083 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46000 aluminum and 5083 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-46000 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5083 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
75 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
1.1 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
93 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
290 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
110 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
96

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
4.2 to 42
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
95 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
29 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
36 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.7 to 90
92.4 to 95.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
4.0 to 4.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
0
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15