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7010 Aluminum vs. K93050 Alloy

7010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while K93050 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 K93050 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
500 to 680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
26
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
17 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
17 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
16 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
61.4 to 63.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
36
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.35
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