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7075 Aluminum vs. 4343 Aluminum

Both 7075 aluminum and 4343 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% 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 4343 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.8 to 12
4.4
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
64
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 590
110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 510
62

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
150

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 44
4.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 1870
27
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 54
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 52
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50
77
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 25
5.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.9 to 91.4
90.3 to 93.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.18 to 0.28
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
6.8 to 8.2
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