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7076 Aluminum vs. S33228 Stainless Steel

7076 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S33228 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 S33228 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.2
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
79
Shear Strength, MPa 310
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 460
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1510
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 49
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.9 to 91.2
0 to 0.025
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
36.5 to 42.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0