MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

7050 Aluminum vs. 6023 Aluminum

Both 7050 aluminum and 6023 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 7050 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6023 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
69
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 12
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130 to 210
120 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 330
210 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 570
360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 500
300 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 490
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
11
Density, g/cm3 3.1
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 55
38 to 39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1110 to 1760
670 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 45 to 51
35 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45 to 50
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 25
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.3 to 92.1
94 to 97.7
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.3 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.040
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 2.6
0.2 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.9 to 2.6
0.4 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0.6 to 1.4
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15