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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. 2007 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45400 aluminum and 2007 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-45400 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2007 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
71
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
5.6 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
91 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
240 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
47
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
11
Density, g/cm3 2.8
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
21 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
390 to 530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
33 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
37 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
87.5 to 95
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
3.3 to 4.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.8
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3