5021 Aluminum vs. 2007 Aluminum
Both 5021 aluminum and 2007 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5021 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2007 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
71 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 3.4 | |
5.6 to 8.0 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 85 to 110 | |
91 to 110 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
27 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 170 | |
220 to 250 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 to 310 | |
370 to 420 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 to 270 | |
240 to 270 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
390 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
190 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
640 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 590 | |
510 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
870 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 | |
130 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 35 | |
47 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
11 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
3.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.6 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
1130 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 3.1 to 10 | |
21 to 26 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 440 to 550 | |
390 to 530 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
44 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 to 32 | |
33 to 38 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 37 | |
37 to 40 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 57 | |
48 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 14 | |
16 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 95.2 to 97.7 | |
87.5 to 95 |
Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
3.3 to 4.6 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0.8 to 1.5 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 2.2 to 2.8 | |
0.4 to 1.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
0.5 to 1.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |