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EN AC-46400 Aluminum vs. 2011 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46400 aluminum and 2011 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% 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-46400 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2011 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 1.7
8.5 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75 to 85
74 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
310 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
140 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
140 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
35 to 45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
100 to 130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 4.9
29 to 52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 500
140 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 32
27 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 38
32 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
51 to 64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
14 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.4 to 90.5
91.3 to 94.6
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
5.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 8.3 to 9.7
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants