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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. 4006 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45000 aluminum and 4006 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 EN AC-45000 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4006 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
28 to 45
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
3.4 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
35 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
110 to 160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
62 to 140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.0
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
5.1 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80
28 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
11 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
4.9 to 7.0

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
97.4 to 98.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
0.8 to 1.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.15