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EN AC-46200 Aluminum vs. 5652 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46200 aluminum and 5652 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 5652 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 82
47 to 77
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
6.8 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 87
60 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
190 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
74 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
120

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
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1060
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0
12 to 39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
40 to 480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
20 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
27 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
8.4 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.6 to 90.3
95.8 to 97.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
0 to 0.040
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15