7475 Aluminum vs. 851.0 Aluminum
Both 7475 aluminum and 851.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 7475 aluminum and the bottom bar is 851.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 69 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 12 | |
| 3.9 to 9.1 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 530 to 590 | |
| 130 to 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 380 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 630 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 480 | |
| 360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
| 850 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 to 160 | |
| 180 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 33 to 42 | |
| 46 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 98 to 120 | |
| 140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
| 14 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1130 | |
| 1140 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
| 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 49 to 55 | |
| 12 to 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 48 to 52 | |
| 19 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 53 to 63 | |
| 69 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 26 | |
| 6.1 to 6.3 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 88.6 to 91.6 | |
| 86.6 to 91.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.18 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.2 to 1.9 | |
| 0.7 to 1.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 1.9 to 2.6 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.7 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 5.5 to 7.0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 5.1 to 6.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |