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1100A Aluminum vs. 7005 Aluminum

Both 1100A aluminum and 7005 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 1100A aluminum and the bottom bar is 7005 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
70
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 34
10 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 74
100 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 59 to 99
120 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 89 to 170
200 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 29 to 150
95 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
140 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
35 to 43
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
110 to 130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.4 to 23
32 to 57
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.9 to 150
65 to 850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.1 to 17
19 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 25
26 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 93
54 to 65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.0 to 7.6
8.7 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99 to 100
91 to 94.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.060 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.7
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0.010 to 0.060
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
4.0 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants