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EN AC-46400 Aluminum vs. A357.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46400 aluminum and A357.0 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 (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 A357.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77 to 120
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 1.7
3.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75 to 85
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
12
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 4.9
12
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 500
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 32
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 38
43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
68
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.4 to 90.5
90.8 to 93
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.040 to 0.070
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.65
0.4 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.55
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 8.3 to 9.7
6.5 to 7.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0.040 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15