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EN 1.0070 Steel vs. 7005 Aluminum

EN 1.0070 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 7005 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 EN 1.0070 steel and the bottom bar is 7005 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
10 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
100 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Shear Strength, MPa 440
120 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
200 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
95 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
140 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.8
35 to 43
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.8
110 to 130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
32 to 57
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
65 to 850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
19 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
26 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
54 to 65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
8.7 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91 to 94.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.060 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 99.876 to 100
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.055
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.055
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.010 to 0.060
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15