EN AC-48100 Aluminum vs. 7022 Aluminum
Both EN AC-48100 aluminum and 7022 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 79% 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-48100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7022 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
70 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 | |
6.3 to 8.0 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 120 to 130 | |
140 to 170 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 29 | |
26 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 to 330 | |
490 to 540 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 300 | |
390 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 640 | |
380 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 580 | |
640 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 470 | |
480 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 880 | |
870 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
140 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
24 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 27 | |
21 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 87 | |
65 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
10 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
2.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.3 | |
8.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 940 | |
1130 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 2.3 to 3.6 | |
29 to 40 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 to 580 | |
1100 to 1500 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
47 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 33 | |
47 to 51 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 to 38 | |
47 to 50 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 55 | |
54 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 16 | |
21 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 72.1 to 79.8 | |
87.9 to 92.4 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.3 |
Copper (Cu), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
0.5 to 1.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.3 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.25 to 0.65 | |
2.6 to 3.7 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0.1 to 0.4 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 16 to 18 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
4.3 to 5.2 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |