7049 Aluminum vs. 8011A Aluminum
Both 7049 aluminum and 8011A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 8011A aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 | |
| 25 to 50 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 69 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.2 to 7.0 | |
| 1.7 to 28 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 to 170 | |
| 33 to 76 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 26 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 to 530 | |
| 100 to 180 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 420 to 450 | |
| 34 to 170 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 480 | |
| 630 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 860 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 210 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 36 | |
| 56 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
| 180 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
| 9.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.1 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1110 | |
| 1180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 31 to 34 | |
| 3.0 to 22 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1270 to 1440 | |
| 8.2 to 200 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 46 to 47 | |
| 11 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 46 to 47 | |
| 18 to 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 51 | |
| 86 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 23 | |
| 4.6 to 8.1 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 85.7 to 89.5 | |
| 97.5 to 99.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.1 to 0.22 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.2 to 1.9 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 2.0 to 2.9 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 7.2 to 8.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |