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EN AC-46400 Aluminum vs. 383.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46400 aluminum and 383.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 383.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77 to 120
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
73
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 1.7
3.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75 to 85
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
74

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
7.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 4.9
8.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 500
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 32
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 38
34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.4 to 90.5
79.7 to 88.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.3
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 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 8.3 to 9.7
9.5 to 11.5
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 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5