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7076 Aluminum vs. S20431 Stainless Steel

7076 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S20431 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 7076 aluminum and the bottom bar is S20431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.2
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
76
Shear Strength, MPa 310
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 460
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
12
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1510
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 49
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.9 to 91.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 1.0
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
66.1 to 74.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0