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EN AC-46600 Aluminum vs. EN AC-43300 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46600 aluminum and EN AC-43300 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 EN AC-43300 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
91 to 94
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
3.4 to 6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
76 to 77
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
280 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
210 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
1080

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
9.1 to 17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 81
300 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
31 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
37 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
13 to 14

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 85.6 to 92.4
88.9 to 90.8
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.19
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
0.25 to 0.45
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
9.0 to 10
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 0.070
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1