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7022 Aluminum vs. C99700 Brass

7022 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C99700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 7022 aluminum and the bottom bar is C99700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.3 to 8.0
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 540
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 460
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 21
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 65
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
25
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 40
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1100 to 1500
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 51
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 50
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 23
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 92.4
0.5 to 3.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
54 to 65.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.6 to 3.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
11 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.3 to 5.2
19 to 25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3