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ACI-ASTM CD3MCuN Steel vs. 7178 Aluminum

ACI-ASTM CD3MCuN steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 7178 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 CD3MCuN steel and the bottom bar is 7178 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
71
Elongation at Break, % 29
4.5 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
120 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
240 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
120 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
24 to 52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
110 to 2220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
21 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
28 to 54
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
10 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
85.4 to 89.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26.7
0.18 to 0.28
Copper (Cu), % 1.4 to 1.9
1.6 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 58.2 to 65.9
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.4 to 3.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.6 to 6.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.22 to 0.33
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.1
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
6.3 to 7.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15