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224.0 Aluminum vs. 7076 Aluminum

Both 224.0 aluminum and 7076 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 224.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7076 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 10
6.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 86 to 120
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 420
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 330
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 35
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 770
1510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 38
49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 41
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 18
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 95.2
86.9 to 91.2
Copper (Cu), % 4.5 to 5.5
0.3 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.0 to 8.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15