EN AC-46500 Aluminum vs. A384.0 Aluminum
Both EN AC-46500 aluminum and A384.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-46500 aluminum and the bottom bar is A384.0 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
74 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 | |
2.5 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 | |
140 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 28 | |
28 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 270 | |
330 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 | |
170 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 520 | |
550 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 610 | |
610 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 520 | |
510 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 880 | |
880 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 100 | |
96 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
21 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 26 | |
23 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 81 | |
73 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
11 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.9 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.6 | |
7.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
140 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1030 | |
1010 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 2.3 | |
6.9 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 | |
180 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
15 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
32 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 32 | |
38 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 41 | |
39 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
15 |
Alloy Composition
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Aluminum (Al), % | 77.9 to 90 | |
79.3 to 86.5 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 2.0 to 4.0 | |
3.0 to 4.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.3 | |
0 to 1.3 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.050 to 0.55 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.55 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.55 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Silicon (Si), % | 8.0 to 11 | |
10.5 to 12 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.5 |