EN AC-43200-T6 vs. EN AC-43300-T6
Both EN AC-43200-T6 and EN AC-43300-T6 are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the T6 temper. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-43200-T6 and the bottom bar is EN AC-43300-T6.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 88 | |
| 94 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 | |
| 3.4 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 67 | |
| 76 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 27 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 260 | |
| 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 | |
| 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 540 | |
| 540 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 600 | |
| 600 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 590 | |
| 590 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 910 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 22 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 34 | |
| 40 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.6 | |
| 2.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1070 | |
| 1080 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 2.7 | |
| 9.1 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 | |
| 370 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 54 | |
| 54 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 59 | |
| 59 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 86.1 to 90.8 | |
| 88.9 to 90.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.65 | |
| 0 to 0.19 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
| 0.25 to 0.45 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.55 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 9.0 to 10 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |