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EN AC-46600 Aluminum vs. 7076 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46600 aluminum and 7076 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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-46600 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7076 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
6.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 81
1510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.6 to 92.4
86.9 to 91.2
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.3 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
1.2 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0.3 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
7.0 to 8.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15