7005 Aluminum vs. 6060 Aluminum
Both 7005 aluminum and 6060 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 7005 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6060 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
68 |
Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 20 | |
9.0 to 16 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 100 to 190 | |
37 to 70 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 120 to 230 | |
86 to 130 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 to 400 | |
140 to 220 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 95 to 350 | |
71 to 170 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 380 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
660 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
610 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 880 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 to 170 | |
210 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 35 to 43 | |
54 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 to 130 | |
180 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
9.5 |
Calomel Potential, mV | -850 | |
-710 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.9 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1150 | |
1190 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 32 to 57 | |
13 to 24 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 65 to 850 | |
37 to 210 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 47 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 38 | |
14 to 23 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 41 | |
22 to 30 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 54 to 65 | |
85 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.7 to 18 | |
6.3 to 9.9 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 91 to 94.7 | |
97.9 to 99.3 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.060 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0.1 to 0.3 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 1.0 to 1.8 | |
0.35 to 0.6 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.7 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0.3 to 0.6 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0.010 to 0.060 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.080 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |