713.0 Aluminum vs. A242.0 Aluminum
Both 713.0 aluminum and A242.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 713.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is A242.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 74 to 75 | |
| 75 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
| 73 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.9 to 4.3 | |
| 1.6 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 27 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 to 260 | |
| 220 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 630 | |
| 680 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
| 550 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 860 | |
| 870 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 35 | |
| 37 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
| 110 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.1 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.8 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1110 | |
| 1130 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
| 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 23 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 29 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 57 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 11 | |
| 9.3 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 87.6 to 92.4 | |
| 89.3 to 93.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 3.7 to 4.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.1 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 1.2 to 1.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 1.8 to 2.3 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0.070 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 7.0 to 8.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |