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EN 1.1244 Steel vs. 7178 Aluminum

EN 1.1244 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 7178 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.1244 steel and the bottom bar is 7178 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
71
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 770
240 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
91

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
1110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 28
21 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
28 to 54
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
10 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
85.4 to 89.5
Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.75
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.18 to 0.28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.6 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 99.2
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.4 to 3.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.3
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
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

Comparable Variants