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EN AC-46600 Aluminum vs. 6463 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46600 aluminum and 6463 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 (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 6463 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
42 to 74
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
9.0 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
45 to 76
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
140 to 230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
82 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
190 to 210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
50 to 55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
170 to 180

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
17 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 81
50 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
14 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
79 to 86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
6.3 to 10

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 85.6 to 92.4
97.9 to 99.4
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
0.45 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 6.0 to 8.0
0.2 to 0.6
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15