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EN AC-42100 Aluminum vs. 240.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-42100 aluminum and 240.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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-42100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 240.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
72
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 9.0
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 82
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
65

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
12
Density, g/cm3 2.6
3.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1 to 23
2.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
43
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 31
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.3
81.7 to 86.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
7.0 to 9.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
5.5 to 6.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15