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380.0 Aluminum vs. 7020 Aluminum

Both 380.0 aluminum and 7020 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 380.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7020 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
45 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
70
Elongation at Break, % 3.0
8.4 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
110 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
26
Shear Strength, MPa 190
110 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
190 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
120 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.9
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.0
23 to 46
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
110 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
18 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
25 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
8.3 to 17

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 79.6 to 89.5
91.2 to 94.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 1.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
4.0 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.080 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15