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2007 Aluminum vs. EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel

2007 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.3960 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 2007 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.3960 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 8.0
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 110
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 420
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 47
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
21
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390 to 530
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 38
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.5 to 95
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
60.2 to 67.9
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
13 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0