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EN AC-43200 Aluminum vs. 4007 Aluminum

Both EN AC-43200 aluminum and 4007 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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-43200 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4007 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60 to 88
32 to 44
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
5.1 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 67
46 to 88
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 260
130 to 160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 220
50 to 120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.8 to 2.7
7.4 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 66 to 330
18 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 28
12 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8 to 12
5.5 to 6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.1 to 90.8
94.1 to 97.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.7
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11
1.0 to 1.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15