7475 Aluminum vs. 7050 Aluminum
Both 7475 aluminum and 7050 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 7475 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7050 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 12 | |
| 2.2 to 12 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 to 210 | |
| 130 to 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 350 | |
| 280 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 530 to 590 | |
| 490 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 440 to 520 | |
| 390 to 500 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 380 | |
| 370 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 630 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 480 | |
| 490 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
| 860 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 to 160 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 33 to 42 | |
| 35 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 98 to 120 | |
| 100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1130 | |
| 1120 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 53 to 68 | |
| 10 to 55 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1390 to 1920 | |
| 1110 to 1760 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
| 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 49 to 55 | |
| 45 to 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 48 to 52 | |
| 45 to 50 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 53 to 63 | |
| 54 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 26 | |
| 21 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 88.6 to 91.6 | |
| 87.3 to 92.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.18 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.2 to 1.9 | |
| 2.0 to 2.6 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 1.9 to 2.6 | |
| 1.9 to 2.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 5.1 to 6.2 | |
| 5.7 to 6.7 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.15 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |