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7005 Aluminum vs. 6070 Aluminum

Both 7005 aluminum and 6070 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% 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 7005 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6070 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
70
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 20
5.6 to 8.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 190
95 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 230
220 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 400
370 to 380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 95 to 350
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140 to 170
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35 to 43
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110 to 130
140

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
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 32 to 57
20 to 32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65 to 850
880 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 38
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 41
42 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54 to 65
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7 to 18
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91 to 94.7
94.6 to 98
Chromium (Cr), % 0.060 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.8
0.5 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0.4 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
1.0 to 1.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0.010 to 0.060
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants