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2014 Aluminum vs. 5070 Aluminum

Both 2014 aluminum and 5070 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2014 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5070 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 16
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 160
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 290
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 500
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 440
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.6 to 56
51
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 1330
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 46
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 46
37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 22
14

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 90.4 to 95
92.4 to 95.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0.4 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0.4 to 0.8
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15