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EN AC-46600 Aluminum vs. 5254 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46600 aluminum and 5254 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% 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 5254 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
3.4 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
110 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
240 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
100 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
110

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
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
11 to 41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 81
73 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
32 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
10 to 16

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 85.6 to 92.4
94.4 to 96.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.45
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.45
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15