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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. 7108 Aluminum

Both EN AC-45400 aluminum and 7108 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 7108 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
69
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
120

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
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
92.4 to 94.7
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0.7 to 1.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
4.5 to 5.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.12 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15