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EN AC-46600 Aluminum vs. 355.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46600 aluminum and 355.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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-46600 aluminum and the bottom bar is 355.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
72 to 83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
1.5 to 2.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
55 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
200 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
150 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
150 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
38 to 43
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
120 to 140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
2.7 to 5.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 81
150 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
28 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
60 to 69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
9.1 to 12

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 85.6 to 92.4
90.3 to 94.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 6.0 to 8.0
4.5 to 5.5
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