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7010 Aluminum vs. C69300 Brass

7010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C69300 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 C69300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 6.8
8.5 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
41
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 340
330 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
550 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 540
300 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
26
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
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22 to 33
47 to 70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1230 to 2130
400 to 700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
19 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
19 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
73 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
2.7 to 3.4
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
18.4 to 24.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5