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7129 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 5160 Steel

7129 Aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5160 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 7129 Aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5160 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 9.1
12 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 190
180 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 260
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
660 to 1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 390
280 to 1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37 to 38
73 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050 to 1090
200 to 2700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
23 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 43 to 44
22 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91 to 94
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.56 to 0.61
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 0.9
0
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
97.1 to 97.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.3 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.75 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
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