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EN AC-46200 Aluminum vs. 7020 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46200 aluminum and 7020 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 88% 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-46200 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7020 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 82
45 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
8.4 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 87
110 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
190 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
120 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1060
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0
23 to 46
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
110 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
25 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
8.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.6 to 90.3
91.2 to 94.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
1.0 to 1.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0.050 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
4.0 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.080 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15