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7075 Aluminum vs. 4047 Aluminum

Both 7075 aluminum and 4047 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 7075 aluminum and the bottom bar is 4047 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
72
Elongation at Break, % 1.8 to 12
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 190
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 340
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 590
120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 510
64

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 44
3.5
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 1870
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 54
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 52
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 25
5.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.9 to 91.4
85.3 to 89
Chromium (Cr), % 0.18 to 0.28
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.9
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
11 to 13
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.1 to 6.1
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15