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296.0 Aluminum vs. 710.0 Aluminum

Both 296.0 aluminum and 710.0 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 296.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 710.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75 to 90
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.2 to 7.1
2.2 to 3.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 47 to 70
55 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 270
240 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 180
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130 to 150
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33 to 37
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99 to 110
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.0
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
4.9 to 7.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 220
180 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 31
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51 to 56
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89 to 94
90.5 to 93.1
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0.35 to 0.65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0.6 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
6.0 to 7.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15