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7010 Aluminum vs. Grade 300 Maraging Steel

7010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 grade 300 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 6.8
6.5 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
75
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 340
640 to 1190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
1030 to 2030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 540
760 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
34
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22 to 33
130 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
35 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
28 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
31 to 62

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
0.050 to 0.15
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
65 to 68.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
18 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0.5 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.16
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0