7010 Aluminum vs. 8011A Aluminum
Both 7010 aluminum and 8011A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 7010 aluminum and the bottom bar is 8011A aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
69 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.9 to 6.8 | |
1.7 to 28 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 to 190 | |
33 to 76 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
26 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
100 to 180 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 to 540 | |
34 to 170 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 380 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 630 | |
650 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 480 | |
630 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 860 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
210 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 40 | |
56 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
180 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
9.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1120 | |
1180 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 22 to 33 | |
3.0 to 22 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1230 to 2130 | |
8.2 to 200 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 47 to 54 | |
11 to 18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 47 to 52 | |
18 to 26 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 58 | |
86 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 26 | |
4.6 to 8.1 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 87.9 to 90.6 | |
97.5 to 99.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Copper (Cu), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0.5 to 1.0 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 2.1 to 2.6 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
0.4 to 0.8 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 5.7 to 6.7 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.1 to 0.16 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |