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2025 Aluminum vs. EN AC-46500 Aluminum

Both 2025 aluminum and EN AC-46500 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% 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 2025 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-46500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
74
Elongation at Break, % 15
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
10
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 90.9 to 95.2
77.9 to 90
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0.050 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.55
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
8.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25