7010 Aluminum vs. 356.0 Aluminum
Both 7010 aluminum and 356.0 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 7010 aluminum and the bottom bar is 356.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.9 to 6.8 | |
| 2.0 to 3.8 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 to 190 | |
| 55 to 75 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 27 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 340 | |
| 140 to 190 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
| 160 to 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 to 540 | |
| 100 to 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 380 | |
| 500 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 630 | |
| 620 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 480 | |
| 570 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 860 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 150 to 170 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 40 | |
| 40 to 43 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 140 to 150 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1120 | |
| 1110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 22 to 33 | |
| 3.2 to 8.2 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1230 to 2130 | |
| 70 to 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
| 53 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 47 to 54 | |
| 17 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 47 to 52 | |
| 25 to 33 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 58 | |
| 64 to 71 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 26 | |
| 7.6 to 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 87.9 to 90.6 | |
| 90.1 to 93.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 2.1 to 2.6 | |
| 0.2 to 0.45 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 6.5 to 7.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 5.7 to 6.7 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.1 to 0.16 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |