2014A Aluminum vs. 7022 Aluminum
Both 2014A aluminum and 7022 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 2014A aluminum and the bottom bar is 7022 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.2 to 16 | |
| 6.3 to 8.0 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 93 to 150 | |
| 140 to 170 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 130 to 290 | |
| 290 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 210 to 490 | |
| 490 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 to 430 | |
| 390 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 380 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 510 | |
| 480 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
| 870 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 37 | |
| 21 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
| 65 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1140 | |
| 1130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 24 to 49 | |
| 29 to 40 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 85 to 1300 | |
| 1100 to 1500 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
| 47 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 45 | |
| 47 to 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 46 | |
| 47 to 50 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 55 | |
| 54 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.0 to 22 | |
| 21 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 90.8 to 95 | |
| 87.9 to 92.4 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.9 to 5.0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
| 2.6 to 3.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.2 | |
| 0.1 to 0.4 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 4.3 to 5.2 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |