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710.0 Aluminum vs. 712.0 Aluminum

Both 710.0 aluminum and 712.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 710.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 712.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
75 to 90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
70
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 3.6
4.5 to 4.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 110
140 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 180
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 250
250 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
180 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
610
Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % 1.6
1.6
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.9 to 7.9
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 190
240 to 270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
30 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 93.1
90.7 to 94
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0.35 to 0.65
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.8
0.5 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 6.0 to 7.0
5.0 to 6.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants