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EN AC-46600 Aluminum vs. EN AC-48000 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46600 aluminum and EN AC-48000 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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-48000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
100 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
73
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
85 to 86
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
220 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
210 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
10
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
2.2 to 3.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 81
300 to 510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
31 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
10 to 15

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 85.6 to 92.4
80.4 to 87.2
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.8 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
0.8 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0.7 to 1.3
Silicon (Si), % 6.0 to 8.0
10.5 to 13.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15