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EN AC-46400 Aluminum vs. 360.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46400 aluminum and 360.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% 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-46400 aluminum and the bottom bar is 360.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77 to 120
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
72
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 1.7
2.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75 to 85
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 4.9
6.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 500
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 32
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 38
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.4 to 90.5
85.1 to 90.6
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.65
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.55
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 8.3 to 9.7
9.0 to 10
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25