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7204 Aluminum vs. 520.0 Aluminum

Both 7204 aluminum and 520.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 520.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
66
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 13
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 130
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 220
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 380
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 310
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
87
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
21
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
72

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 40
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 710
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 40
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 16
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 94.8
87.9 to 90.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 2.0
9.5 to 10.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
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 0.15
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15