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ACI-ASTM CA6N Steel vs. 7075 Aluminum

ACI-ASTM CA6N steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 7075 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 ACI-ASTM CA6N steel and the bottom bar is 7075 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 17
1.8 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 640
110 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1080
240 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1060
120 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
7.8 to 44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2900
110 to 1870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
22 to 54
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
28 to 52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
10 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
86.9 to 91.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0.18 to 0.28
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 77.9 to 83.5
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.1 to 2.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.1 to 6.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15