7010 Aluminum vs. 7050 Aluminum
Both 7010 aluminum and 7050 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 7010 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7050 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.9 to 6.8 | |
| 2.2 to 12 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 to 190 | |
| 130 to 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 340 | |
| 280 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
| 490 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 to 540 | |
| 390 to 500 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 380 | |
| 370 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 630 | |
| 630 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 480 | |
| 490 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 860 | |
| 860 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 40 | |
| 35 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1120 | |
| 1120 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 22 to 33 | |
| 10 to 55 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1230 to 2130 | |
| 1110 to 1760 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
| 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 47 to 54 | |
| 45 to 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 47 to 52 | |
| 45 to 50 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 58 | |
| 54 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 26 | |
| 21 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 87.9 to 90.6 | |
| 87.3 to 92.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
| 2.0 to 2.6 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 2.1 to 2.6 | |
| 1.9 to 2.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 5.7 to 6.7 | |
| 5.7 to 6.7 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.1 to 0.16 | |
| 0.080 to 0.15 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |