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EN AC-46400 Aluminum vs. 515.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46400 aluminum and 515.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-46400 aluminum and the bottom bar is 515.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 1.7
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75 to 85
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

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
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 32
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 38
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.4 to 90.5
93.6 to 96.6
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.65
2.5 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.55
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 8.3 to 9.7
0.5 to 10
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15