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2007 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel

2007 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4618 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 1.4618 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 8.0
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 110
240 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 250
480 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 420
680 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
250 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 47
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
13
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
270 to 280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390 to 530
160 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 38
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.5 to 95
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.6
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
62.7 to 72.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
5.5 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
4.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.070
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
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