EN AC-21200 Aluminum vs. EN AC-51100 Aluminum
Both EN AC-21200 aluminum and EN AC-51100 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-21200 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-51100 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 120 to 130 | |
57 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
68 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.9 to 6.2 | |
4.5 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 to 130 | |
58 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
26 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 410 to 440 | |
160 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 360 | |
80 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 660 | |
640 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 550 | |
620 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 880 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
130 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 34 | |
34 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
110 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1150 | |
1180 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 16 to 22 | |
6.0 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 500 to 930 | |
47 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
51 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 to 40 | |
17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 41 to 43 | |
25 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 49 | |
53 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 19 | |
7.3 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 93.3 to 95.7 | |
94.5 to 97.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.55 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.15 to 0.5 | |
2.5 to 3.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.45 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.55 |
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 0.1 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |