512.0 Aluminum vs. 711.0 Aluminum
Both 512.0 aluminum and 711.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 512.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 711.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 50 | |
| 70 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 58 | |
| 100 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 27 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 130 | |
| 220 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 83 | |
| 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 420 | |
| 380 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 630 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 590 | |
| 610 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 860 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 38 | |
| 40 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 130 | |
| 120 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1160 | |
| 1120 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 2.3 | |
| 15 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 50 | |
| 140 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
| 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 60 | |
| 61 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.1 | |
| 9.3 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 90.6 to 95.1 | |
| 89.8 to 92.7 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0.35 to 0.65 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.7 to 1.4 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0.25 to 0.45 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.4 to 2.2 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 6.0 to 7.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |