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7049 Aluminum vs. CC762S Brass

7049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 7049 aluminum and the bottom bar is CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 7.0
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 530
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 450
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
24
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 34
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1270 to 1440
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46 to 47
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46 to 47
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 23
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.7 to 89.5
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 1.9
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.0 to 2.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.2 to 8.2
13.4 to 36
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0