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EN AC-42100 Aluminum vs. 213.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-42100 aluminum and 213.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-42100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 213.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
73
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 9.0
1.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 82
93
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
850
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
94

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.6
3.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1090

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1 to 23
2.5
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 31
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.3
83.5 to 93
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
6.0 to 8.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
1.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5