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7005 Aluminum vs. EN AC-46400 Aluminum

Both 7005 aluminum and EN AC-46400 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% 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-46400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
72
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 20
1.1 to 1.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 190
75 to 85
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 400
170 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 95 to 350
110 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140 to 170
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35 to 43
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110 to 130
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 8.3
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 32 to 57
1.7 to 4.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65 to 850
82 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 38
18 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 41
26 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54 to 65
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7 to 18
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91 to 94.7
85.4 to 90.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.060 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.8
0.25 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0.15 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
8.3 to 9.7
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0.010 to 0.060
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.8
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25

Comparable Variants