2017A-T3511 Aluminum vs. 2030-T3511 Aluminum
Both 2017A-T3511 aluminum and 2030-T3511 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the T3511 temper. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 2017A-T3511 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2030-T3511 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
| 70 | 
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 | |
| 5.6 | 
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 | |
| 97 | 
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 | 
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 26 | 
| Shear Strength, MPa | 270 | |
| 240 | 
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 | |
| 410 | 
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 | |
| 270 | 
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 390 | 
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 220 | |
| 190 | 
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 640 | 
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 510 | |
| 510 | 
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 880 | |
| 870 | 
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 130 | 
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 23 | 
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 34 | |
| 34 | 
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
| 99 | 
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 10 | 
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
| 3.1 | 
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 8.0 | 
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 | 
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1140 | |
| 1140 | 
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 35 | |
| 21 | 
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 570 | |
| 530 | 
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 | 
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
| 45 | 
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 42 | |
| 37 | 
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 43 | |
| 40 | 
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 56 | |
| 50 | 
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
| 18 | 
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 91.3 to 95.5 | |
| 88.9 to 95.2 | 
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 | 
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 | 
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 3.3 to 4.5 | 
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.7 | 
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.5 | 
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.3 | 
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0.2 to 1.0 | 
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.8 | 
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.2 | 
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.5 | 
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 | 
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |