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EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel vs. 7049 Aluminum

EN 1.3960 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 7049 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 EN 1.3960 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 7049 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
70
Elongation at Break, % 34
6.2 to 7.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
160 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
510 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
420 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
31 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
1270 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
46 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
46 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
22 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
85.7 to 89.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0.1 to 0.22
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 67.9
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.0 to 2.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.2 to 8.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15