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2024 Aluminum vs. 7010 Aluminum

Both 2024 aluminum and 7010 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 2024 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7010 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 16
3.9 to 6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 180
160 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 320
300 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 540
520 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 490
410 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
10
Density, g/cm3 3.0
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 68
22 to 33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70 to 1680
1230 to 2130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 50
47 to 54
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 49
47 to 52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 24
22 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.7 to 94.7
87.9 to 90.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 3.8 to 4.9
1.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
2.1 to 2.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.9
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.12
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.060
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
5.7 to 6.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants