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7049 Aluminum vs. AISI 304L Stainless Steel

7049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AISI 304L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 7049 aluminum and the bottom bar is AISI 304L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
160 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 7.0
6.7 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 170
170 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 310
370 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 530
540 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 450
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
16
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 34
71 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1270 to 1440
92 to 1900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46 to 47
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46 to 47
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 23
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.7 to 89.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.22
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 1.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
65 to 74
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.0 to 2.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.2 to 8.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0