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7178 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel

7178 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4462 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 7178 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4462 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 12
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 210
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 380
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 640
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 560
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 91
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
17
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 52
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 2220
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 58
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 54
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 28
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.4 to 89.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.18 to 0.28
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 1.6 to 2.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
63.7 to 71.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.4 to 3.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.3 to 7.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0