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7076 Aluminum vs. 6025 Aluminum

Both 7076 aluminum and 6025 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 6025 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.2
2.8 to 10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
67 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 310
110 to 140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
190 to 240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
68 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 460
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
6.0 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1510
33 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 49
19 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
26 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
8.2 to 10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.9 to 91.2
91.7 to 96.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 2.0
2.1 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.6 to 1.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.8 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15