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Sintered 2014 Aluminum vs. 7050 Aluminum

Both sintered 2014 aluminum and 7050 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 sintered 2014 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, % 0.5 to 3.0
2.2 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 52 to 100
130 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 290
490 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 280
390 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
10
Density, g/cm3 2.9
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.0 to 5.7
10 to 55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 560
1110 to 1760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 27
45 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 33
45 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.2 to 13
21 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 96.3
87.3 to 92.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.040
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 5.0
2.0 to 2.6
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
1.9 to 2.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.12
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.7 to 6.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15