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EN AC-47100 Aluminum vs. 6070 Aluminum

Both EN AC-47100 aluminum and 6070 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 88% 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-47100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6070 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
5.6 to 8.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
95 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
370 to 380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
20 to 32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
880 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
42 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.4 to 88.8
94.6 to 98
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.2
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
0.5 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
1.0 to 1.7
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15