5383 Aluminum vs. 7010 Aluminum
Both 5383 aluminum and 7010 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 5383 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7010 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.7 to 15 | |
| 3.9 to 6.8 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 130 to 200 | |
| 160 to 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 220 | |
| 300 to 340 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 370 | |
| 520 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 to 310 | |
| 410 to 540 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 380 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 630 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 540 | |
| 480 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 860 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 150 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 29 | |
| 40 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 97 | |
| 120 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.0 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1170 | |
| 1120 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 23 to 40 | |
| 22 to 33 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 to 690 | |
| 1230 to 2130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 to 38 | |
| 47 to 54 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 38 to 42 | |
| 47 to 52 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 51 | |
| 58 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
| 22 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 92 to 95.3 | |
| 87.9 to 90.6 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 1.5 to 2.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 4.0 to 5.2 | |
| 2.1 to 2.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 5.7 to 6.7 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.1 to 0.16 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |