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EN AC-46400 Aluminum vs. 380.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46400 aluminum and 380.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 95% 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 380.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77 to 120
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
74
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 1.7
3.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75 to 85
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
7.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 4.9
8.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 500
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 32
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 38
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.4 to 90.5
79.6 to 89.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
3.0 to 4.0
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 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.55
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 8.3 to 9.7
7.5 to 9.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5