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EN AC-42100 Aluminum vs. A206.0 Aluminum

Both EN AC-42100 aluminum and A206.0 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-42100 aluminum and the bottom bar is A206.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
100 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 9.0
4.2 to 10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 82
90 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
390 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 230
250 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.6
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1 to 23
16 to 37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 370
440 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 31
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
39 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.3
93.9 to 95.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
4.2 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15