2030 Aluminum vs. EN AC-43100 Aluminum
Both 2030 aluminum and EN AC-43100 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 2030 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-43100 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.6 to 8.0 | |
| 1.1 to 2.5 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 91 to 110 | |
| 68 to 76 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 27 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 420 | |
| 180 to 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 to 270 | |
| 97 to 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 540 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 600 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 510 | |
| 590 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 22 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 34 | |
| 37 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 99 | |
| 130 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.1 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1140 | |
| 1070 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 21 to 26 | |
| 2.9 to 5.7 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 390 to 530 | |
| 66 to 360 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
| 54 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 38 | |
| 20 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 37 to 40 | |
| 28 to 36 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 50 | |
| 60 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 19 | |
| 8.6 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 88.9 to 95.2 | |
| 86.9 to 90.8 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.3 to 4.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.55 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.8 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.5 to 1.3 | |
| 0.2 to 0.45 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.45 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |