710.0 Aluminum vs. 518.0 Aluminum
Both 710.0 aluminum and 518.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 710.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 518.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 75 | |
| 80 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 67 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.2 to 3.6 | |
| 5.0 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 55 to 110 | |
| 140 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 25 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 180 | |
| 200 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 to 250 | |
| 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 | |
| 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 380 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 620 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
| 560 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 | |
| 98 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 35 | |
| 24 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
| 81 |
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 | |
| 9.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1130 | |
| 1160 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.9 to 7.9 | |
| 14 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 190 | |
| 270 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
| 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 53 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 11 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 90.5 to 93.1 | |
| 88.1 to 92.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.35 to 0.65 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.8 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.6 to 0.8 | |
| 7.5 to 8.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 6.0 to 7.0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |