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7049 Aluminum vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

7049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 S32550 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
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 170
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 310
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 530
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 450
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
16
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
20
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 34
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1270 to 1440
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46 to 47
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46 to 47
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 23
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.7 to 89.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.22
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 1.9
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
57.2 to 67
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.0 to 2.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 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