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7005 Aluminum vs. 5010 Aluminum

Both 7005 aluminum and 5010 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 7005 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5010 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
69
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 20
1.1 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 190
35 to 83
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 230
64 to 120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 400
100 to 210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 95 to 350
38 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140 to 170
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35 to 43
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110 to 130
150

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 32 to 57
2.3 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65 to 850
10 to 270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 38
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 41
18 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54 to 65
82
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7 to 18
4.5 to 9.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91 to 94.7
97.1 to 99.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0.060 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.8
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0.1 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0.010 to 0.060
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants