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7020 Aluminum vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3V

7020 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A182 grade F3V 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 F3V.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 45 to 100
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 14
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 130
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
74
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 230
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 390
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 310
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
4.2
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23 to 46
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 690
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 37
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 41
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 17
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.2 to 94.8
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.35
2.8 to 3.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
94.4 to 95.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0.015 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0