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7049 Aluminum vs. C42200 Brass

7049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 7049 aluminum and the bottom bar is C42200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 7.0
2.0 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 310
210 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 530
300 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 450
100 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
29
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 34
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1270 to 1440
49 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46 to 47
9.5 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46 to 47
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 23
10 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.7 to 89.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 1.9
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.0 to 2.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.2 to 8.2
8.7 to 13.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5