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EN AC-46200 Aluminum vs. 7075 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46200 aluminum and 7075 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-46200 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7075 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
1.8 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 87
110 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
240 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
120 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
10
Density, g/cm3 2.8
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1060
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0
7.8 to 44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
110 to 1870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22 to 54
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
28 to 52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
10 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.6 to 90.3
86.9 to 91.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.18 to 0.28
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
2.1 to 2.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
5.1 to 6.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15