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7010 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI D2 Steel

7010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI D2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 SAE-AISI D2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 6.8
5.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 190
310 to 860
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
75
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 340
460 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
760 to 2000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 540
470 to 1510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
4.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
5.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
8.0
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22 to 33
92 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1230 to 2130
570 to 5940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
27 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
25 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.4 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
81.3 to 86.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0