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1060 Aluminum vs. 7075 Aluminum

Both 1060 aluminum and 7075 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1060 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7075 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 30
1.8 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 15 to 50
110 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 42 to 75
150 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 67 to 130
240 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 110
120 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 62
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 210
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Calomel Potential, mV -750
-750
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.57 to 37
7.8 to 44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 89
110 to 1870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 13
22 to 54
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
28 to 52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 96
50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 5.6
10 to 25

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 99.6 to 100
86.9 to 91.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.18 to 0.28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
2.1 to 2.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
5.1 to 6.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants