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C443.0 Aluminum vs. 7020 Aluminum

Both C443.0 aluminum and 7020 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C443.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7020 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
45 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
70
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
8.4 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
110 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 130
110 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
190 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
120 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
23 to 46
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70
110 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
25 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
8.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.6 to 95.5
91.2 to 94.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 1.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.050 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.080 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15