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EN AC-42100 Aluminum vs. 5657 Aluminum

Both EN AC-42100 aluminum and 5657 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-42100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5657 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
40 to 50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 9.0
6.6 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 82
74 to 88
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
140 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1 to 23
9.7 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
140 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 31
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
23 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
84
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
6.7 to 8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.3
98.5 to 99.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0.6 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.080
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050