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2007 Aluminum vs. Commercially Pure Zinc

2007 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2007 aluminum and the bottom bar is commercially pure zinc.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
87
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 8.0
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 420
97
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
79

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
90
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 47
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
11
Density, g/cm3 3.1
6.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390 to 530
36
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 38
4.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
7.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
3.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.5 to 95
0 to 0.010
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.2
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.6
0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
99.827 to 100
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0