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EN AC-46400 Aluminum vs. 711.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46400 aluminum and 711.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-46400 aluminum and the bottom bar is 711.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77 to 120
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 1.7
7.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75 to 85
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 4.9
15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 500
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 32
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 38
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.4 to 90.5
89.8 to 92.7
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0.35 to 0.65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0.7 to 1.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.65
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.55
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 8.3 to 9.7
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
6.0 to 7.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15