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EN AC-51200 Aluminum vs. 7021 Aluminum

Both EN AC-51200 aluminum and 7021 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-51200 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7021 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
9.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 92
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 74
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.5 to 92
90.7 to 93.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 8.0 to 10.5
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
5.0 to 6.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15