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EN AC-21200 Aluminum vs. 5040 Aluminum

Both EN AC-21200 aluminum and 5040 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-21200 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5040 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 130
66 to 74
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 6.2
5.7 to 6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 130
100 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 440
240 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
190 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 22
14 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 930
260 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38 to 40
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 43
31 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 19
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.3 to 95.7
95.2 to 98
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15