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EN AC-46200 Aluminum vs. 1080A Aluminum

Both EN AC-46200 aluminum and 1080A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-46200 aluminum and the bottom bar is 1080A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 82
18 to 40
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
2.3 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 87
18 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
74 to 140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
17 to 120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
62
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1060
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0
3.1 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
2.1 to 100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
7.6 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
14 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
3.3 to 6.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.6 to 90.3
99.8 to 100
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
0 to 0.030
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.060
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0