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7010 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI P2 Steel

7010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI P2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 P2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
330 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.7
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
12 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
14 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
11 to 65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0.75 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
96.6 to 98.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
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