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295.0-T6 Aluminum vs. 7022-T6 Aluminum

Both 295.0-T6 aluminum and 7022-T6 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the T6 temper. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 295.0-T6 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7022-T6 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.8
7.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 50
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 210
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
21
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
65

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
10
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.3
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.4 to 95.3
87.9 to 92.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
2.6 to 3.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.1 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
4.3 to 5.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15