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EN AC-46600 Aluminum vs. A390.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46600 aluminum and A390.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-46600 aluminum and the bottom bar is A390.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
110 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
75
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
0.87 to 0.91
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
70 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
190 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
190 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
640
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
67

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
11
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
7.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
950

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
1.6 to 2.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 81
240 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
27 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
9.0 to 14

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 85.6 to 92.4
75.3 to 79.6
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
0.45 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 6.0 to 8.0
16 to 18
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2