2011 Aluminum vs. EN AC-21000 Aluminum
Both 2011 aluminum and EN AC-21000 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 2011 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-21000 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.5 to 18 | |
| 6.7 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 74 to 120 | |
| 100 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 27 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 420 | |
| 340 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 to 310 | |
| 240 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 670 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 540 | |
| 550 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
| 880 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 to 170 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 35 to 45 | |
| 34 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 to 130 | |
| 100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.1 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1150 | |
| 1150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 29 to 52 | |
| 21 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 680 | |
| 390 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 44 | |
| 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 37 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 32 to 40 | |
| 36 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 51 to 64 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 19 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 91.3 to 94.6 | |
| 93.4 to 95.5 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 5.0 to 6.0 | |
| 4.2 to 5.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |