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7020 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CG6MMN Steel

7020 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 7020 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 45 to 100
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 14
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 130
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 390
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 310
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
22
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23 to 46
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 690
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 37
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 41
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 17
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.2 to 94.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.35
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
51.9 to 62.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.5
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0