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7022 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4630 Stainless Steel

7022 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4630 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 7022 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4630 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.3 to 8.0
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 170
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 320
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 540
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 460
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 21
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 65
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 40
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1100 to 1500
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 51
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 50
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 23
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 92.4
0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.3
13 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
77.1 to 86.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.6 to 3.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 4.3 to 5.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0