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7049 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI S4 Steel

7049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI S4 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 S4 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
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 530
670 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.2
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46 to 47
24 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46 to 47
22 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 23
20 to 65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.7 to 89.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.22
0.1 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 1.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
95.2 to 96.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.0 to 2.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.6 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
1.8 to 2.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 7.2 to 8.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0