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4007 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 1010 Steel

4007 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1010 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 4007 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1010 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 32 to 44
100 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.1 to 23
22 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 46 to 88
150 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 80 to 90
230 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 160
350 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 120
190 to 330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.4 to 23
82 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 110
100 to 290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 15
12 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.5 to 6.7
11 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.1 to 97.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
99.18 to 99.62
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0.15 to 0.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0