MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

7049 Aluminum vs. 3005 Aluminum

Both 7049 aluminum and 3005 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 7049 aluminum and the bottom bar is 3005 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
33 to 73
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 7.0
1.1 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 170
53 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 310
84 to 150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 530
140 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 450
51 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.1
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 34
2.2 to 18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1270 to 1440
18 to 390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46 to 47
14 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46 to 47
21 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 23
6.0 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.7 to 89.5
95.7 to 98.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.22
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 1.9
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.0 to 2.9
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
1.0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 7.2 to 8.2
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15