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7003 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CN3MN Steel

7003 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 7003 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
210
Elongation at Break, % 11
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130 to 150
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 390
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
33
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37 to 41
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630 to 710
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 37
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.6 to 94.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
41.4 to 50.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23.5 to 25.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.26
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0