AW-3103 H46: Certified EN 573-3 AlMn Alloy for Food-Safe Applications

Naturally hard AlMn alloy. The alloy is food safe.

Properties

General

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Shape
Density		2.73 g/cm³	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Bar, Rod, Tube
	20.0 °C	2.73 g/cm³	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip

Mechanical

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Shape	Comment
Elastic modulus	-270.0 °C	70.0 GPa	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
		69.5 GPa	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Bar, Rod, Tube
	20.0 °C	69.0 - 70.0 GPa	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	20.0 °C	69.0 - 69.5 GPa	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	20.0 °C	69.0 GPa	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	20.0 °C	69.5 - 70.0 GPa	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	20.0 °C	69.5 GPa	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	20.0 °C	70.0 GPa	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	50.0 °C	69.0 GPa	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	100.0 °C	68.0 GPa	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	150.0 °C	66.0 GPa	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	200.0 °C	63.0 GPa	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	250.0 °C	57.0 GPa	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	300.0 °C	50.0 GPa	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
Plane-Strain Fracture Toughnes		22.0 - 35.0 MPa·√m				Typical for Wrought 3000 Series Aluminium
Poisson's ratio	20.0 °C	0.33 [-]	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
Shear modulus		26.1 GPa	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Bar, Rod, Tube
	20.0 °C	24.0 - 26.5 GPa	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	20.0 °C	24.0 - 26.1 GPa	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	20.0 °C	26.1 - 26.5 GPa	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	20.0 °C	26.1 GPa	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
Tensile strength	20.0 °C	160.0 - 200.0 MPa	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip	Transverse
	20.0 °C	160.0 - 200.0 MPa	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Bar, Rod, Tube

Thermal

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Shape
Coefficient of thermal expansion	20 °C	2.35e-05 1/K	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Bar, Rod, Tube
	100 °C	2.35e-05 1/K	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Bar, Rod, Tube
Melting point		645.0 - 655.0 °C	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Bar, Rod, Tube
Specific heat capacity		893.0 J/(kg·K)	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Bar, Rod, Tube
	20.0 °C	892.0 - 893.0 J/(kg·K)	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	20.0 °C	892.0 J/(kg·K)	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	20.0 °C	893.0 J/(kg·K)	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
Thermal conductivity	20.0 °C	160.0 - 200.0 W/(m·K)	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Bar, Rod, Tube
	20.0 °C	160.0 W/(m·K)	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip

Electrical

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Shape
Electrical conductivity	20.0 °C	22000000.0 - 28000000.0 S/m	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Bar, Rod, Tube
	20.0 °C	22000000.0 - 29000000.0 S/m	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
Electrical resistivity		3.57e-08 - 4.55e-08 Ω·m	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Bar, Rod, Tube
	20.0 °C	3.4e-08 - 4.1e-08 Ω·m	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	20.0 °C	3.4e-08 - 4.5e-08 Ω·m	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	20.0 °C	4.1e-08 Ω·m	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	20.0 °C	4.1e-08 - 4.5e-08 Ω·m	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip

Chemical properties

Property	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Shape
Chromium	0.1 %	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396	Sheet, Strip, Plate, Foil, Bar, Rod, Tube
Copper	0.1 %	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396	Sheet, Strip, Plate, Foil, Bar, Rod, Tube
Iron	0.7 %	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	0.70 %	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Bar, Rod, Tube
Magnesium	0.3 %	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396	Sheet, Strip, Plate, Foil, Bar, Rod, Tube
Manganese	0.9 - 1.5 %	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396	Sheet, Strip, Plate, Foil, Bar, Rod, Tube
Silicon	0.5 %	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396	Sheet, Strip, Plate, Foil, Bar, Rod, Tube
Zinc	0.2 %	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396	Sheet, Strip, Plate, Foil, Bar, Rod, Tube

Technological properties

Property
Anodizing	decorative: sufficient, Protective: very good
Brazing	hard brazing (with flux/ without flux): very good to good / very good, friction soldering: very good, soft brazing with flux: very good
Corrosion properties	Seawater: good, weathering: very good
Workability	Bending / Spinning (cold): very good / very good, Impact extrusion (cold): good, Deep drawing / upsetting (Condition) very good (O) / very good (H12)

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