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771.0 Aluminum vs. 5657 Aluminum

Both 771.0 aluminum and 5657 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 771.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5657 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85 to 120
40 to 50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 6.5
6.6 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 180
74 to 88
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 370
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 350
140 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140 to 150
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.4 to 20
9.7 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 900
140 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 35
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
23 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54 to 58
84
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 16
6.7 to 8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 92.5
98.5 to 99.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0.060 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050