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7075 Aluminum vs. 535.0 Aluminum

Both 7075 aluminum and 535.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 7075 aluminum and the bottom bar is 535.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
67
Elongation at Break, % 1.8 to 12
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 190
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 340
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 590
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 510
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
79

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
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 44
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 1870
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 54
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 52
35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 25
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.9 to 91.4
91.5 to 93.6
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.0030 to 0.0070
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.18 to 0.28
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.9
6.2 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.1 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 5.1 to 6.1
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15