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7003 Aluminum vs. ASTM Grade HP Steel

7003 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM grade HP steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 7003 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HP steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
5.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130 to 150
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 390
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
34
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37 to 41
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630 to 710
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 37
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.6 to 94.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
24 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
29.2 to 42.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0