242.0 Aluminum vs. 7178 Aluminum
Both 242.0 aluminum and 7178 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 242.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7178 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 4.5 to 12 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 55 to 110 | |
| 120 to 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 27 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 150 to 240 | |
| 140 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 to 290 | |
| 240 to 640 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 220 | |
| 120 to 560 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 370 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 630 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 530 | |
| 480 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
| 860 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 to 170 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 33 to 44 | |
| 31 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 96 to 130 | |
| 91 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.1 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1130 | |
| 1110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 1.3 to 3.4 | |
| 24 to 52 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 340 | |
| 110 to 2220 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
| 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 26 | |
| 21 to 58 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 32 | |
| 28 to 54 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 50 to 62 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.0 to 13 | |
| 10 to 28 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 88.4 to 93.6 | |
| 85.4 to 89.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0.18 to 0.28 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 1.6 to 2.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 1.2 to 1.8 | |
| 2.4 to 3.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.7 to 2.3 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 6.3 to 7.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |