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7010 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CD3MWCuN Steel

7010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CD3MWCuN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 CD3MWCuN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 6.8
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 190
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 540
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
22
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22 to 33
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1230 to 2130
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
56.6 to 65.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
6.5 to 8.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0