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7010 Aluminum vs. 7049A Aluminum

Both 7010 aluminum and 7049A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 7010 aluminum and the bottom bar is 7049A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
71
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 6.8
5.0 to 5.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 190
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 340
340 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
580 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 540
500 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
850
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
10
Density, g/cm3 3.0
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22 to 33
28 to 32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1230 to 2130
1800 to 1990
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
52 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
50 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
84.6 to 89.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
1.2 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.6
2.1 to 3.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
7.2 to 8.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.16
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants