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SAE-AISI 52100 Steel vs. 7076 Aluminum

SAE-AISI 52100 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 7076 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. 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 SAE-AISI 52100 steel and the bottom bar is 7076 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 210
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 20
6.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 340
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
27
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 420
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 2010
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360 to 560
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12 to 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54 to 310
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350 to 840
1510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 72
49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 45
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 61
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
86.9 to 91.2
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.3
0 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.45
0.3 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.0 to 8.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15