2017A-T4511 Aluminum vs. 2030-T4511 Aluminum
Both 2017A-T4511 aluminum and 2030-T4511 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the T4511 temper. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 2017A-T4511 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2030-T4511 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.8 | |
| 8.0 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 240 | |
| 220 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 | |
| 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 | |
| 240 |
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 | 28 | |
| 26 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 440 | |
| 390 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
| 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 37 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 40 | |
| 37 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 56 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
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| 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 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |