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7049 Aluminum vs. 6016 Aluminum

Both 7049 aluminum and 6016 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 6016 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
55 to 80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
69
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 7.0
11 to 27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 170
68 to 89
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 310
130 to 170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 530
200 to 280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 450
110 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
190 to 210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
48 to 54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
160 to 180

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
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 34
29 to 47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1270 to 1440
82 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46 to 47
21 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46 to 47
29 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
77 to 86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 23
9.1 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.7 to 89.5
96.4 to 98.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.22
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 1.9
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.0 to 2.9
0.25 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 7.2 to 8.2
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15