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296.0 Aluminum vs. 242.0 Aluminum

Both 296.0 aluminum and 242.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 296.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 242.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75 to 90
70 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
73
Elongation at Break, % 3.2 to 7.1
0.5 to 1.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 47 to 70
55 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 270
180 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 180
120 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130 to 150
130 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33 to 37
33 to 44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99 to 110
96 to 130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
12
Density, g/cm3 3.0
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.6 to 15
1.3 to 3.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 220
110 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
16 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 31
23 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51 to 56
50 to 62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.0 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89 to 94
88.4 to 93.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
3.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
1.7 to 2.3
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants