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EN AC-46400 Aluminum vs. 511.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46400 aluminum and 511.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% 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 511.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77 to 120
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 1.7
3.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75 to 85
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 4.9
3.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 500
51
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 32
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 38
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
6.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.4 to 90.5
93.3 to 96.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.65
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.55
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 8.3 to 9.7
0.3 to 0.7
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15