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7175 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5538 Steel

7175 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5538 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 7175 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.5538 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 570
530 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.0
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 48 to 52
19 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48 to 51
19 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
16 to 53

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88 to 91.4
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0.18 to 0.28
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
97.2 to 98.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
1.2 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.1 to 6.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0