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7116 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 52100 Steel

7116 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 52100 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 7116 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 52100 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.8
10 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
250 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Shear Strength, MPa 220
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
590 to 2010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
360 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12 to 13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 46
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.4
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
54 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
350 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
21 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39
20 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19 to 61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 94.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.4 to 1.6
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.1
0
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
96.5 to 97.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.25 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 5.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0