MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

7005 Aluminum vs. 7049A Aluminum

Both 7005 aluminum and 7049A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 7005 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7049A aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
71
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 20
5.0 to 5.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 190
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 230
340 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 400
580 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 95 to 350
500 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
850
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140 to 170
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35 to 43
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110 to 130
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.9
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 32 to 57
28 to 32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65 to 850
1800 to 1990
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 38
52 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 41
50 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54 to 65
50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7 to 18
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91 to 94.7
84.6 to 89.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.060 to 0.2
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
1.2 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.8
2.1 to 3.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0.010 to 0.060
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 5.0
7.2 to 8.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants