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EN AC-46300 Aluminum vs. EN AC-51400 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46300 aluminum and EN AC-51400 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-46300 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-51400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
71
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
67
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79
85
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1060
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.9
5.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84 to 90
90.5 to 95.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.55
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.3 to 0.6
4.5 to 6.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
0 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 8.0
0 to 1.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15