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324.0 Aluminum vs. 7010 Aluminum

Both 324.0 aluminum and 7010 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 324.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7010 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 4.0
3.9 to 6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 77 to 89
160 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 310
520 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 270
410 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.8 to 8.9
22 to 33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85 to 510
1230 to 2130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
47 to 54
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 38
47 to 52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.7 to 14
22 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.3 to 92.2
87.9 to 90.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.6
1.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
2.1 to 2.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 7.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.12
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.060
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
5.7 to 6.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants