MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

7003 Aluminum vs. EN AC-51100 Aluminum

Both 7003 aluminum and EN AC-51100 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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-51100 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 11
4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130 to 150
58
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 390
160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37 to 41
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630 to 710
47
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 37
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
7.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.6 to 94.5
94.5 to 97.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.55
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.0
2.5 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.45
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.55
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 6.5
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15