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383.0 Aluminum vs. 7204 Aluminum

Both 383.0 aluminum and 7204 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 383.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7204 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.5
11 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
110 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
220 to 380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
120 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 74
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.2
25 to 40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
110 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
28 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
9.4 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.7 to 88.5
90.5 to 94.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 9.5 to 11.5
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
4.0 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15