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7075 Aluminum vs. ASTM A356 Grade 10

7075 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A356 grade 10 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 7075 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 10.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.8 to 12
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 190
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 590
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 510
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
3.9
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 44
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 1870
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 54
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 52
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 25
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.9 to 91.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.18 to 0.28
2.0 to 2.8
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
94.4 to 96.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.1 to 6.1
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0