7010 Aluminum vs. 7175 Aluminum
Both 7010 aluminum and 7175 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 7175 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.9 to 6.8 | |
| 3.8 to 5.9 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 to 190 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 340 | |
| 290 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
| 520 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 to 540 | |
| 430 to 490 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 380 | |
| 380 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 630 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 860 | |
| 870 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 40 | |
| 33 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 99 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1120 | |
| 1130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 22 to 33 | |
| 18 to 29 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1230 to 2130 | |
| 1310 to 1730 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
| 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 47 to 54 | |
| 48 to 52 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 47 to 52 | |
| 48 to 51 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 58 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 26 | |
| 23 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 87.9 to 90.6 | |
| 88 to 91.4 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.18 to 0.28 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
| 1.2 to 2.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 2.1 to 2.6 | |
| 2.1 to 2.9 |
| 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 0.15 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 5.7 to 6.7 | |
| 5.1 to 6.1 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.1 to 0.16 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |