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201.0 Aluminum vs. 2117 Aluminum

Both 201.0 aluminum and 2117 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 201.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2117 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 95 to 140
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
71
Elongation at Break, % 4.4 to 20
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 150
95
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Shear Strength, MPa 290
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 470
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 400
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30 to 33
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 97
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
10
Density, g/cm3 3.1
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 63
64
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 1160
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 42
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 44
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 25
12

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 92.1 to 95.1
91 to 97.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.2
2.2 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.55
0.2 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.4 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.8
Silver (Ag), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15