EN AC-46600 Aluminum vs. 358.0 Aluminum
Both EN AC-46600 aluminum and 358.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. 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-46600 aluminum and the bottom bar is 358.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 | |
| 3.5 to 6.0 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 75 | |
| 100 to 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 27 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
| 350 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 | |
| 290 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 490 | |
| 520 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 620 | |
| 600 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 560 | |
| 560 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 890 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 150 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 29 | |
| 36 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 94 | |
| 130 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
| 19 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.8 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1080 | |
| 1090 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 1.7 | |
| 12 to 20 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 81 | |
| 590 to 710 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 53 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 37 to 39 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 42 to 44 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 51 | |
| 63 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.1 | |
| 16 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 85.6 to 92.4 | |
| 89.1 to 91.8 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| 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 0.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
| 7.6 to 8.6 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0.1 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |