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7076 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CD6MN Steel

7076 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 7076 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.2
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 460
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
17
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1510
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 49
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.9 to 91.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
62.1 to 70.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0