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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. 7003 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45400 aluminum and 7003 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 7003 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
130 to 150
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
350 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
300 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
37 to 41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
630 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
33 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
37 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
90.6 to 94.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
5.0 to 6.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15