EN AC-21100 Aluminum vs. 7049A Aluminum
Both EN AC-21100 aluminum and 7049A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% 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 EN AC-21100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7049A aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
71 |
Elongation at Break, % | 6.2 to 7.3 | |
5.0 to 5.7 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 79 to 87 | |
180 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
27 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 350 | |
580 to 590 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 240 | |
500 to 530 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
370 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 670 | |
640 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 550 | |
430 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 880 | |
850 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
130 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
24 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 34 | |
40 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
120 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
10 |
Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
3.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1150 | |
1100 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 19 to 21 | |
28 to 32 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 400 | |
1800 to 1990 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
44 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 33 | |
52 to 53 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 36 to 37 | |
50 to 51 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 48 | |
50 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
25 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 93.4 to 95.7 | |
84.6 to 89.5 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.25 |
Copper (Cu), % | 4.2 to 5.2 | |
1.2 to 1.9 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.19 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
2.1 to 3.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.55 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
7.2 to 8.4 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |