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A380.0 Aluminum vs. 7020 Aluminum

Both A380.0 aluminum and 7020 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 A380.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7020 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
45 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
8.4 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
110 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 190
110 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
190 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
120 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 78
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.9
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.3
23 to 46
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
110 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
18 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
25 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
8.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.3 to 89.5
91.2 to 94.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 1.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
4.0 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.080 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15