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7010 Aluminum vs. C26000 Brass

7010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 7010 aluminum and the bottom bar is C26000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 6.8
2.5 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 340
230 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
320 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 540
110 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
25
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22 to 33
6.1 to 420
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1230 to 2130
51 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
11 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0059
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
68.5 to 71.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
28.1 to 31.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3