710.0 Aluminum vs. 850.0 Aluminum
Both 710.0 aluminum and 850.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 710.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 850.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 75 | |
| 45 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 69 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.2 to 3.6 | |
| 7.9 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 55 to 110 | |
| 59 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 180 | |
| 100 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 to 250 | |
| 140 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 | |
| 76 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 380 | |
| 380 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
| 370 |
| Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % | 1.6 | |
| 1.3 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
| 850 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 | |
| 180 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 35 | |
| 47 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
| 140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 14 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1130 | |
| 1160 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.9 to 7.9 | |
| 9.1 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 190 | |
| 42 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
| 44 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 53 | |
| 69 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 11 | |
| 6.1 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 90.5 to 93.1 | |
| 88.3 to 93.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.35 to 0.65 | |
| 0.7 to 1.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.6 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.3 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 5.5 to 7.0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 6.0 to 7.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |