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2117 Aluminum vs. EN AC-43400 Aluminum

Both 2117 aluminum and EN AC-43400 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2117 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-43400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
72
Elongation at Break, % 26
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 95
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 64
2.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91 to 97.6
86 to 90.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.2 to 4.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
9.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15