7075 Aluminum vs. R60901 Alloy
7075 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R60901 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 R60901 alloy.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
98 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.8 to 12 | |
17 to 22 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
37 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 to 590 | |
500 to 580 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 510 | |
350 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 380 | |
250 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
270 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
17 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
6.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
6.6 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1120 | |
270 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 7.8 to 44 | |
88 to 100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 1870 | |
640 to 760 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
8.3 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 54 | |
21 to 25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 52 | |
21 to 24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 50 | |
9.7 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 25 | |
58 to 67 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 86.9 to 91.4 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.18 to 0.28 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 1.2 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 2.1 to 2.9 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
2.4 to 2.8 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 5.1 to 6.1 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
96.8 to 97.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.29 |