MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

7049 Aluminum vs. 511.0 Aluminum

Both 7049 aluminum and 511.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 7049 aluminum and the bottom bar is 511.0 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 7.0
3.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 170
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
25
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 310
120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 530
150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 450
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.1
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 34
3.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1270 to 1440
51
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46 to 47
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46 to 47
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 23
6.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.7 to 89.5
93.3 to 96.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 1.9
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.0 to 2.9
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.3 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 7.2 to 8.2
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15