7010 Aluminum vs. EN AC-21100 Aluminum
Both 7010 aluminum and EN AC-21100 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 7010 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-21100 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.9 to 6.8 | |
| 6.2 to 7.3 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 to 190 | |
| 79 to 87 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 27 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
| 340 to 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 to 540 | |
| 210 to 240 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 380 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 630 | |
| 670 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 480 | |
| 550 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 860 | |
| 880 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 40 | |
| 34 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1120 | |
| 1150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 22 to 33 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1230 to 2130 | |
| 300 to 400 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
| 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 47 to 54 | |
| 31 to 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 47 to 52 | |
| 36 to 37 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 58 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 26 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 87.9 to 90.6 | |
| 93.4 to 95.7 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
| 4.2 to 5.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.19 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 2.1 to 2.6 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.55 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 to 0.18 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 5.7 to 6.7 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.1 to 0.16 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |