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7010 Aluminum vs. C48600 Brass

7010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C48600 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C48600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 6.8
20 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
39
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 340
180 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
280 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 540
110 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
24
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22 to 33
55 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1230 to 2130
61 to 140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
9.5 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
12 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
9.3 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
33.4 to 39.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4