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EN AC-43500 Aluminum vs. 2117 Aluminum

Both EN AC-43500 aluminum and 2117 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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-43500 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2117 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 68 to 91
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
71
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 13
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62 to 100
95
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 300
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 170
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.6
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 26
64
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 200
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 39
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.4 to 90.5
91 to 97.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
2.2 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.6
0.2 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.4 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11.5
0.2 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15