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7005 Aluminum vs. EN AC-42000 Aluminum

Both 7005 aluminum and EN AC-42000 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 7005 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-42000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
70
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 20
1.1 to 2.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 190
67 to 76
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 400
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 95 to 350
95 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140 to 170
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35 to 43
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110 to 130
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 32 to 57
2.8 to 5.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65 to 850
64 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 38
18 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 41
26 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54 to 65
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7 to 18
7.9 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91 to 94.7
89.9 to 93.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0.060 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.55
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.8
0.2 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
6.5 to 7.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.010 to 0.060
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.15
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants