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S30452 Stainless Steel vs. 7076 Aluminum

S30452 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 7076 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 S30452 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 7076 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
70
Elongation at Break, % 34
6.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
27
Shear Strength, MPa 440
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
1510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
86.9 to 91.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 73.8
0 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.0 to 8.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15