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8079 Aluminum vs. EN 1.7362 Steel

8079 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.7362 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 8079 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.7362 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
21 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
140 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
510 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
200 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
4.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
69

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1
90 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
100 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.4
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 98.1 to 99.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0.7 to 1.3
91.5 to 95.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.050 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0