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7020 Aluminum vs. 7076 Aluminum

Both 7020 aluminum and 7076 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 7020 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7076 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 45 to 100
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
70
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 14
6.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 130
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 230
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 390
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 310
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.9
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23 to 46
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 690
1510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 37
49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 41
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 17
23

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 91.2 to 94.8
86.9 to 91.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0.3 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.4
1.2 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 5.0
7.0 to 8.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15