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7010 Aluminum vs. C68400 Brass

7010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C68400 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 C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 6.8
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 340
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 540
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
23
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22 to 33
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1230 to 2130
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
1.5 to 2.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
28.6 to 39.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5