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7178 Aluminum vs. S44537 Stainless Steel

7178 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S44537 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 S44537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 12
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 210
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
79
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 380
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 640
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 560
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 91
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
19
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 52
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 2220
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 58
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 54
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 28
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.4 to 89.5
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.18 to 0.28
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 1.6 to 2.4
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
69 to 78.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.4 to 3.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.3 to 7.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0