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355.0 Aluminum vs. 7204 Aluminum

Both 355.0 aluminum and 7204 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 355.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7204 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 2.6
11 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 70
110 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 240
130 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 260
220 to 380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 190
120 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150 to 170
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38 to 43
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120 to 140
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.7 to 5.9
25 to 40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 250
110 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 27
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 33
28 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60 to 69
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1 to 12
9.4 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.3 to 94.1
90.5 to 94.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.7
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
4.0 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants