713.0 Aluminum vs. 520.0 Aluminum
Both 713.0 aluminum and 520.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 713.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 520.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 74 to 75 | |
| 75 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
| 66 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.9 to 4.3 | |
| 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 63 to 120 | |
| 55 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 25 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 180 | |
| 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 to 260 | |
| 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 | |
| 170 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 630 | |
| 600 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
| 480 |
| Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % | 1.6 | |
| 0.8 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 860 | |
| 910 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 87 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 25 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 35 | |
| 21 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
| 72 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.1 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.8 | |
| 9.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1110 | |
| 1170 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 8.7 to 9.9 | |
| 39 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 220 | |
| 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
| 52 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 23 | |
| 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 29 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 57 | |
| 37 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 11 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 87.6 to 92.4 | |
| 87.9 to 90.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.1 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 9.5 to 10.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 7.0 to 8.0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |