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7020 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI L6 Steel

7020 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI L6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 SAE-AISI L6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 390
670 to 2090

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.6
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 37
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 41
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 17
22 to 70

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.2 to 94.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.65 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.35
0.6 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
93.6 to 97.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.5
0.25 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.3 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 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

Comparable Variants