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7204 Aluminum vs. C355.0 Aluminum

Both 7204 aluminum and C355.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 7204 aluminum and the bottom bar is C355.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
70
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 13
2.7 to 3.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 130
76 to 84
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 380
290 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 310
200 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
130

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
7.5 to 9.8
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 710
290 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
30 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 40
36 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 16
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 94.8
91.7 to 94.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
4.5 to 5.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
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