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7049A Aluminum vs. 6005A Aluminum

Both 7049A aluminum and 6005A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 7049A aluminum and the bottom bar is 6005A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
69
Elongation at Break, % 5.0 to 5.7
8.6 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
55 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 350
120 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 590
190 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500 to 530
100 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 430
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 850
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
180 to 190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
47 to 50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
150 to 170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.1
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28 to 32
24 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1800 to 1990
76 to 530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 52 to 53
20 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50 to 51
27 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50
72 to 79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
8.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.6 to 89.5
96.5 to 99.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 1.9
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 3.1
0.4 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 0.9
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 7.2 to 8.4
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants