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EN AC-46600 Aluminum vs. 520.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46600 aluminum and 520.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 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 520.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
66
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
87
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
21
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
72

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 81
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
14

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 85.6 to 92.4
87.9 to 90.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
9.5 to 10.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.25
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 0.15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15