705.0 Aluminum vs. 204.0 Aluminum
Both 705.0 aluminum and 204.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 705.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 204.0 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 62 to 65 | |
90 to 120 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
71 |
Elongation at Break, % | 8.4 to 10 | |
5.7 to 7.8 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 63 to 98 | |
63 to 77 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
27 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 to 260 | |
230 to 340 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 | |
180 to 220 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
390 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
650 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
580 |
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % | 1.6 | |
1.3 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 890 | |
880 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 | |
120 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
19 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 34 | |
29 to 34 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
87 to 100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
11 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
3.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.4 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1170 | |
1150 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 18 to 20 | |
12 to 23 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 130 | |
220 to 350 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
46 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 26 | |
21 to 31 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 to 32 | |
28 to 36 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 55 | |
46 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
12 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 92.3 to 98.6 | |
93.4 to 95.5 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
4.2 to 5.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 1.4 to 1.8 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0.15 to 0.3 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 3.3 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |