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2014 Aluminum vs. EN AC-21000 Aluminum

Both 2014 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 2014 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-21000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 16
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 160
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 500
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 440
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
11
Density, g/cm3 3.0
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.6 to 56
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 1330
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 46
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 46
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 22
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.4 to 95
93.4 to 95.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
4.2 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1