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384.0 Aluminum vs. 7049 Aluminum

Both 384.0 aluminum and 7049 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 384.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7049 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
70
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
6.2 to 7.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
160 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
27
Shear Strength, MPa 200
300 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
510 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
420 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
10
Density, g/cm3 2.9
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
31 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
1270 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
46 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
46 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.3 to 86.5
85.7 to 89.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 0.22
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.5
1.2 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 2.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 12
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
7.2 to 8.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15