707.0 Aluminum vs. A356.0 Aluminum
Both 707.0 aluminum and A356.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 707.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is A356.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.7 to 3.4 | |
| 3.0 to 6.0 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 75 to 140 | |
| 50 to 90 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 270 to 300 | |
| 160 to 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 to 250 | |
| 83 to 200 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 380 | |
| 500 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 630 | |
| 610 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 600 | |
| 570 |
| Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % | 1.6 | |
| 1.3 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 880 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 37 | |
| 40 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
| 140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.9 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1140 | |
| 1110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.3 to 8.6 | |
| 4.8 to 15 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 430 | |
| 49 to 300 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 47 | |
| 53 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 29 | |
| 17 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 32 to 34 | |
| 25 to 36 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 58 | |
| 64 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 13 | |
| 7.6 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 90.5 to 93.6 | |
| 91.1 to 93.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 1.8 to 2.4 | |
| 0.25 to 0.45 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 6.5 to 7.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 4.0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |