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7010 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CA6N Steel

7010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CA6N 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 7010 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6N steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 6.8
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 190
640
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 540
1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
11
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22 to 33
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1230 to 2130
2900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
77.9 to 83.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
6.0 to 8.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0