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7204 Aluminum vs. 296.0 Aluminum

Both 7204 aluminum and 296.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 7204 aluminum and the bottom bar is 296.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
72
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 13
3.2 to 7.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 130
47 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 380
260 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 310
120 to 180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
130 to 150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
33 to 37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
99 to 110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.9
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 40
7.6 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 710
110 to 220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 40
30 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
51 to 56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 16
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 94.8
89 to 94
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.35

Comparable Variants