EN AC-21100 Aluminum vs. A206.0 Aluminum
Both EN AC-21100 aluminum and A206.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-21100 aluminum and the bottom bar is A206.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 100 to 110 | |
| 100 to 110 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.2 to 7.3 | |
| 4.2 to 10 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 79 to 87 | |
| 90 to 180 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 26 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 350 | |
| 390 to 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 240 | |
| 250 to 380 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 670 | |
| 670 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 550 | |
| 550 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 880 | |
| 880 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 34 | |
| 30 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
| 90 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1150 | |
| 1150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 19 to 21 | |
| 16 to 37 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 400 | |
| 440 to 1000 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
| 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 33 | |
| 36 to 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 36 to 37 | |
| 39 to 43 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 48 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 17 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 93.4 to 95.7 | |
| 93.9 to 95.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 4.2 to 5.2 | |
| 4.2 to 5.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.19 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.55 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |