7005 Aluminum vs. 1060 Aluminum
Both 7005 aluminum and 1060 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 7005 aluminum and the bottom bar is 1060 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 20 | |
| 1.1 to 30 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 100 to 190 | |
| 15 to 50 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 120 to 230 | |
| 42 to 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 to 400 | |
| 67 to 130 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 95 to 350 | |
| 17 to 110 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 380 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 660 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
| 650 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 880 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 to 170 | |
| 230 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 35 to 43 | |
| 62 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 to 130 | |
| 210 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Calomel Potential, mV | -850 | |
| -750 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.9 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1150 | |
| 1200 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 32 to 57 | |
| 0.57 to 37 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 65 to 850 | |
| 2.1 to 89 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 47 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 38 | |
| 6.9 to 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 41 | |
| 14 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 54 to 65 | |
| 96 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.7 to 18 | |
| 3.0 to 5.6 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 91 to 94.7 | |
| 99.6 to 100 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.060 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 1.0 to 1.8 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.010 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.080 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |