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4045 Aluminum vs. 7022 Aluminum

Both 4045 aluminum and 7022 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 4045 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7022 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
6.3 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45
140 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 69
290 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120
490 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 64
390 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
21
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
65

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4
29 to 40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
1100 to 1500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
47 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
47 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7
21 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.4 to 91
87.9 to 92.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
2.6 to 3.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.1 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
4.3 to 5.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15