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EN AC-46600 Aluminum vs. 242.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46600 aluminum and 242.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-46600 aluminum and the bottom bar is 242.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
70 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
73
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
0.5 to 1.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
55 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
180 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
120 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
33 to 44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
96 to 130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
12
Density, g/cm3 2.8
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
1.3 to 3.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 81
110 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
16 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
50 to 62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
8.0 to 13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 85.6 to 92.4
88.4 to 93.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
3.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
1.7 to 2.3
Silicon (Si), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.7
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15