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EN 1.4005 Stainless Steel vs. 7021 Aluminum

EN 1.4005 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 7021 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 1.4005 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 7021 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
69
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 21
9.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 290
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
26
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 450
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 750
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 500
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90 to 110
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350 to 650
1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.7 to 93.7
Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.8
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15