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7003 Aluminum vs. ASTM A182 Grade F12 Class 2

7003 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A182 grade F12 class 2 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 7003 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F12 class 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130 to 150
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 230
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 390
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.8
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37 to 41
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630 to 710
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 37
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.6 to 94.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0.8 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
96.4 to 98.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.44 to 0.65
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0