2014A Aluminum vs. 712.0 Aluminum
Both 2014A aluminum and 712.0 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 2014A aluminum and the bottom bar is 712.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.2 to 16 | |
| 4.5 to 4.7 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 93 to 150 | |
| 140 to 180 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 27 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 130 to 290 | |
| 180 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 210 to 490 | |
| 250 to 260 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 to 430 | |
| 180 to 200 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 380 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 510 | |
| 610 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
| 870 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 37 | |
| 40 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
| 120 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1140 | |
| 1140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 24 to 49 | |
| 11 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 85 to 1300 | |
| 240 to 270 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
| 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 45 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 46 | |
| 30 to 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 55 | |
| 62 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.0 to 22 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 90.8 to 95 | |
| 90.7 to 94 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.9 to 5.0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
| 0.5 to 0.65 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 5.0 to 6.5 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |