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7010 Aluminum vs. C99400 Brass

7010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C99400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
460 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 540
230 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
30
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1230 to 2130
230 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
0.5 to 2.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
83.5 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 3.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0.5 to 2.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
0.5 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3