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EN AC-48100 Aluminum vs. 4007 Aluminum

Both EN AC-48100 aluminum and 4007 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 79% 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-48100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4007 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 140
32 to 44
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
5.1 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 130
46 to 88
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 29
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 330
130 to 160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 300
50 to 120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 3.6
7.4 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 580
18 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
12 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 38
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 16
5.5 to 6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 72.1 to 79.8
94.1 to 97.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0.4 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.65
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.7
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
1.0 to 1.7
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15