8176 Aluminum vs. 7010 Aluminum
Both 8176 aluminum and 7010 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 8176 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7010 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 15 | |
| 3.9 to 6.8 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 59 | |
| 160 to 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 70 | |
| 300 to 340 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 160 | |
| 520 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 95 | |
| 410 to 540 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 380 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 660 | |
| 630 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 650 | |
| 480 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 860 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 230 | |
| 150 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 61 | |
| 40 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 200 | |
| 120 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
| 1120 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 21 | |
| 22 to 33 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 66 | |
| 1230 to 2130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 47 to 54 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 47 to 52 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 93 | |
| 58 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.0 | |
| 22 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 98.6 to 99.6 | |
| 87.9 to 90.6 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.0 |
| Gallium (Ga), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 2.1 to 2.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.030 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 5.7 to 6.7 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.16 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |