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7076 Aluminum vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

7076 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N08926 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 7076 aluminum and the bottom bar is N08926 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.2
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Shear Strength, MPa 310
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 460
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
33
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1510
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 49
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.9 to 91.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
41.7 to 50.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0