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7003 Aluminum vs. EN AC-48000 Aluminum

Both 7003 aluminum and EN AC-48000 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 85% 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 7003 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-48000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
73
Elongation at Break, % 11
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130 to 150
85 to 86
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 390
220 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
210 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37 to 41
2.2 to 3.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630 to 710
300 to 510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 37
23 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
31 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
10 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.6 to 94.5
80.4 to 87.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0.8 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
10.5 to 13.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 6.5
0 to 0.35
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants