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EN AC-21200 Aluminum vs. 357.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-21200 aluminum and 357.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. 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-21200 aluminum and the bottom bar is 357.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 130
95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 6.2
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 130
76
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 440
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 22
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 930
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38 to 40
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 43
43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 19
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.3 to 95.7
91.3 to 93.1
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.5
0.45 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
6.5 to 7.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15