1060 Aluminum vs. 2007 Aluminum
Both 1060 aluminum and 2007 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 1060 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2007 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 30 | |
| 5.6 to 8.0 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 15 to 50 | |
| 91 to 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 27 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 42 to 75 | |
| 220 to 250 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 67 to 130 | |
| 370 to 420 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 17 to 110 | |
| 240 to 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 660 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 650 | |
| 510 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 870 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 230 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 62 | |
| 47 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 210 | |
| 140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1200 | |
| 1130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 0.57 to 37 | |
| 21 to 26 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2.1 to 89 | |
| 390 to 530 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 44 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.9 to 13 | |
| 33 to 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 21 | |
| 37 to 40 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 96 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 3.0 to 5.6 | |
| 16 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 99.6 to 100 | |
| 87.5 to 95 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 3.3 to 4.6 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.4 to 1.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |