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EN 1.1191 Steel vs. 7108 Aluminum

EN 1.1191 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 7108 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 1.1191 steel and the bottom bar is 7108 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
69
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 290
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
26
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 430
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 700
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 440
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 100
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 510
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
92.4 to 94.7
Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 99.08
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.7 to 1.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.12 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15