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7049 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI P21 Steel

7049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI P21 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 7049 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI P21 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 27
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 530
1130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
6.5
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
62

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46 to 47
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46 to 47
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 23
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.7 to 89.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.18 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.22
0 to 0.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.1 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 1.9
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
92.1 to 94.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.0 to 2.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.35 to 0.72
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 7.2 to 8.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0