712.0 Aluminum vs. 295.0 Aluminum
Both 712.0 aluminum and 295.0 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 712.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 295.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 75 to 90 | |
| 60 to 93 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.5 to 4.7 | |
| 2.0 to 7.2 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 140 to 180 | |
| 44 to 55 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 27 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 180 | |
| 180 to 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 250 to 260 | |
| 230 to 280 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 to 200 | |
| 100 to 220 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 380 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
| 530 |
| Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage, % | 1.6 | |
| 1.3 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
| 880 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 160 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 40 | |
| 35 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1140 | |
| 1140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 11 | |
| 5.2 to 13 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 270 | |
| 77 to 340 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
| 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 21 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 to 31 | |
| 27 to 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 62 | |
| 54 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 9.8 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 90.7 to 94 | |
| 91.4 to 95.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 4.0 to 5.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.5 to 0.65 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0.7 to 1.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 5.0 to 6.5 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |