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2007 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 4130 Steel

2007 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4130 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 SAE-AISI 4130 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 8.0
13 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 110
320 to 660
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 250
340 to 640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 420
530 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
440 to 980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 47
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.4
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
83 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390 to 530
500 to 2550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 38
19 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
19 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
16 to 31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.5 to 95
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.28 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
97.3 to 98.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
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