EN AC-51300 Aluminum vs. 7050 Aluminum
Both EN AC-51300 aluminum and 7050 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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-51300 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7050 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 67 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.7 | |
| 2.2 to 12 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 78 | |
| 130 to 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 25 | |
| 26 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 | |
| 490 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 | |
| 390 to 500 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 370 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 630 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 600 | |
| 490 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 910 | |
| 860 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 31 | |
| 35 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
| 100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.1 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1120 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 6.1 | |
| 10 to 55 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 87 | |
| 1110 to 1760 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
| 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 45 to 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 | |
| 45 to 50 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 45 | |
| 54 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.6 | |
| 21 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 91.4 to 95.5 | |
| 87.3 to 92.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 2.0 to 2.6 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.55 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 4.5 to 6.5 | |
| 1.9 to 2.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.45 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.55 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 5.7 to 6.7 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.15 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |