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EN AC-46500 Aluminum vs. Sintered 2014 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46500 aluminum and sintered 2014 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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-46500 aluminum and the bottom bar is sintered 2014 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
0.5 to 3.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
52 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
140 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
97 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
10
Density, g/cm3 2.9
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
1.0 to 5.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
68 to 560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
20 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
6.2 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.9 to 90
91.5 to 96.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
3.5 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
0
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 1.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.5