771.0 Aluminum vs. C355.0 Aluminum
Both 771.0 aluminum and C355.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 771.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C355.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 85 to 120 | |
| 86 to 90 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.7 to 6.5 | |
| 2.7 to 3.8 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 92 to 180 | |
| 76 to 84 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 250 to 370 | |
| 290 to 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 350 | |
| 200 to 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 630 | |
| 620 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 620 | |
| 570 |
| Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % | 1.6 | |
| 1.3 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 to 150 | |
| 150 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 22 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 27 | |
| 39 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 82 | |
| 130 |
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 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1130 | |
| 1120 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.4 to 20 | |
| 7.5 to 9.8 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 310 to 900 | |
| 290 to 380 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
| 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 35 | |
| 30 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 to 39 | |
| 36 to 37 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 54 to 58 | |
| 60 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 16 | |
| 13 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 90.5 to 92.5 | |
| 91.7 to 94.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.060 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.8 to 1.0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 4.5 to 5.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.1 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 6.5 to 7.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |