7049 Aluminum vs. 355.0 Aluminum
Both 7049 aluminum and 355.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 7049 aluminum and the bottom bar is 355.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 | |
| 72 to 83 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.2 to 7.0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.6 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 to 170 | |
| 55 to 70 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 27 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 310 | |
| 150 to 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 to 530 | |
| 200 to 260 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 420 to 450 | |
| 150 to 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 470 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 620 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 480 | |
| 560 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 860 | |
| 890 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 150 to 170 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 22 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 36 | |
| 38 to 43 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
| 120 to 140 |
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 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1110 | |
| 1120 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 31 to 34 | |
| 2.7 to 5.9 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1270 to 1440 | |
| 150 to 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
| 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 46 to 47 | |
| 20 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 46 to 47 | |
| 28 to 33 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 51 | |
| 60 to 69 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 23 | |
| 9.1 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 85.7 to 89.5 | |
| 90.3 to 94.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.1 to 0.22 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.2 to 1.9 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 2.0 to 2.9 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 4.5 to 5.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 7.2 to 8.2 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |