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7020 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI T5 Steel

7020 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T5 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 T5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 390
860 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1750
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.9
9.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 37
25 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 41
21 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
5.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 17
26 to 66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.2 to 94.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.35
3.8 to 5.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
60.6 to 68.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.4
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants