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7020 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 1060 Steel

7020 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1060 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 7020 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1060 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 45 to 100
180 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 14
10 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 130
260 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 230
370 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 390
620 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 310
400 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
9.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23 to 46
58 to 82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 690
430 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 37
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 41
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 17
20 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.2 to 94.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.55 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
98.4 to 98.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.5
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0