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7076 Aluminum vs. 5019 Aluminum

Both 7076 aluminum and 5019 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 7076 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5019 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 6.2
2.2 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
100 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 310
170 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
280 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
120 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 460
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
7.6 to 40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1510
110 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 49
29 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
35 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.9 to 91.2
91.5 to 95.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 2.0
4.5 to 5.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.1 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15