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7204 Aluminum vs. EN AC-43500 Aluminum

Both 7204 aluminum and EN AC-43500 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 7204 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-43500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
72
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 13
4.5 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 130
62 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 380
220 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 310
140 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
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 8.4
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 40
12 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 710
130 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 40
32 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 16
10 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 94.8
86.4 to 90.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0.4 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
9.0 to 11.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.070
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15