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7204 Aluminum vs. A206.0 Aluminum

Both 7204 aluminum and A206.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 7204 aluminum and the bottom bar is A206.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
70
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 13
4.2 to 10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 130
90 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 220
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 380
390 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 310
250 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
90

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
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 40
16 to 37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 710
440 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 40
39 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 16
17 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 94.8
93.9 to 95.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
4.2 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants