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7010 Aluminum vs. AWS E383

7010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E383 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 7010 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS E383.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 6.8
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
37
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
26.5 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
0.6 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
28.8 to 39.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
30 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0