707.0 Aluminum vs. C355.0 Aluminum
Both 707.0 aluminum and C355.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 707.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C355.0 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
70 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.7 to 3.4 | |
2.7 to 3.8 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 75 to 140 | |
76 to 84 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
26 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 270 to 300 | |
290 to 310 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 to 250 | |
200 to 230 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 380 | |
470 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 630 | |
620 |
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 | |
22 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 37 | |
39 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
130 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.9 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1140 | |
1120 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.3 to 8.6 | |
7.5 to 9.8 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 430 | |
290 to 380 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 47 | |
51 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 29 | |
30 to 32 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 32 to 34 | |
36 to 37 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 58 | |
60 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 13 | |
13 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 90.5 to 93.6 | |
91.7 to 94.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
1.0 to 1.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 1.8 to 2.4 | |
0.4 to 0.6 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
4.5 to 5.5 |
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 |