EN AC-46400-T6 Cast Aluminum
EN AC-46400-T6 is EN AC-46400 aluminum in the T6 temper. To achieve this temper, the metal is solution heat-treated and artificially aged until it meets standard mechanical property requirements. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare EN AC-46400-T6 to: Euronorm (EN) cast aluminums (top), all aluminum alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
72 GPa 10 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
1.7 %
Fatigue Strength
85 MPa 12 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
27 GPa 3.9 x 106 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
310 MPa 45 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
270 MPa 39 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
520 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C 340 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
610 °C 1120 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
570 °C 1060 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
890 J/kg-K 0.21 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
130 W/m-K 75 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
22 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
33 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
110 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
9.5 % relative
Density
2.7 g/cm3 170 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
7.8 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg 62 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1070 L/kg 130 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
4.9 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
500 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
15 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
52 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
32 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
38 points
Thermal Diffusivity
55 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
14 points
Alloy Composition
| Al | 85.4 to 90.5 | |
| Si | 8.3 to 9.7 | |
| Cu | 0.8 to 1.3 | |
| Mg | 0.25 to 0.65 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.8 | |
| Zn | 0 to 0.8 | |
| Mn | 0.15 to 0.55 | |
| Ni | 0 to 0.2 | |
| Ti | 0 to 0.2 | |
| Sn | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Pb | 0 to 0.1 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.25 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
EN 1706: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Castings. Chemical composition and mechanical properties
CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook, 4th ed., James F. Shackelford et al. (editors), 2015