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710.0 Aluminum vs. 7178 Aluminum

Both 710.0 aluminum and 7178 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 710.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7178 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
71
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 3.6
4.5 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 110
120 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 180
140 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 250
240 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
120 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
91

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 3.0
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.9 to 7.9
24 to 52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 190
110 to 2220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
28 to 54
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
10 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 93.1
85.4 to 89.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.18 to 0.28
Copper (Cu), % 0.35 to 0.65
1.6 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.8
2.4 to 3.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 6.0 to 7.0
6.3 to 7.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15