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7204 Aluminum vs. 355.0 Aluminum

Both 7204 aluminum and 355.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 7204 aluminum and the bottom bar is 355.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
71
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 13
1.5 to 2.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 130
55 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 220
150 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 380
200 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 310
150 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
150 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
38 to 43
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
120 to 140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 40
2.7 to 5.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 710
150 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
20 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 40
28 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
60 to 69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 16
9.1 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 94.8
90.3 to 94.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
4.5 to 5.5
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 0.35
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants