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332.0 Aluminum vs. 7178 Aluminum

Both 332.0 aluminum and 7178 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 332.0 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, % 1.0
4.5 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90
120 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Shear Strength, MPa 190
140 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
240 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
120 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
91

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
10
Density, g/cm3 2.8
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
24 to 52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
110 to 2220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
28 to 54
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
10 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.1 to 89
85.4 to 89.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.18 to 0.28
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
1.6 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.5
2.4 to 3.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 8.5 to 10.5
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
6.3 to 7.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15