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7049 Aluminum vs. S39277 Stainless Steel

7049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S39277 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 S39277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 7.0
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 170
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 310
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 530
930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 450
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
470
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
23
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 34
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1270 to 1440
1070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46 to 47
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46 to 47
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 23
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.7 to 89.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.22
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 1.9
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
56.8 to 64.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.0 to 2.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.5 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.23 to 0.33
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 7.2 to 8.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0