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EN AC-46600 Aluminum vs. 5251 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46600 aluminum and 5251 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-46600 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5251 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
44 to 79
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
2.0 to 19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
59 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
67 to 250

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
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
120

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
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
5.4 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 81
33 to 450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
26 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
7.9 to 13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 85.6 to 92.4
95.5 to 98.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
1.7 to 2.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0.1 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15