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7020 Aluminum vs. ASTM A182 Grade F122

7020 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A182 grade F122 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 7020 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F122.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 45 to 100
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 14
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 130
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 230
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 390
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 310
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
12
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23 to 46
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 690
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 37
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 41
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 17
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.2 to 94.8
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.070 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.35
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0.3 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
81.3 to 87.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.25
0 to 0.010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0