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EN AC-46600 Aluminum vs. 7020 Aluminum

Both EN AC-46600 aluminum and 7020 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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-46600 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7020 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
45 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
8.4 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
110 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
190 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
120 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
23 to 46
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 81
110 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
25 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
8.3 to 17

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 85.6 to 92.4
91.2 to 94.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
1.0 to 1.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0.050 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.080 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15