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EN AC-46600 Aluminum vs. 5005 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46600 aluminum and 5005 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 5005 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
28 to 64
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
1.1 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
38 to 86
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
110 to 230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
41 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
170

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
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
2.3 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 81
12 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
82
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
4.9 to 10

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 85.6 to 92.4
97 to 99.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
0.5 to 1.1
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
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15