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7049 Aluminum vs. S32101 Stainless Steel

7049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S32101 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 S32101 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 7.0
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 170
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
78
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 310
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 530
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 450
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
12
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 34
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1270 to 1440
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46 to 47
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46 to 47
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 23
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.7 to 89.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.22
21 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 1.9
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
67.3 to 73.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.0 to 2.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.2 to 8.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0