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1100 Aluminum vs. 7076 Aluminum

Both 1100 aluminum and 7076 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1100 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7076 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 32
6.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 32 to 71
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 54 to 95
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 86 to 170
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 28 to 150
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 220
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 59
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.76 to 52
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.7 to 170
1510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.7 to 17
49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 25
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 90
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.7 to 7.4
23

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 99 to 99.95
86.9 to 91.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.3 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.3 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
7.0 to 8.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15