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7049 Aluminum vs. AISI 316LN Stainless Steel

7049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AISI 316LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 316LN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 7.0
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 170
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
82
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 310
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 530
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 450
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
19
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 34
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1270 to 1440
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46 to 47
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46 to 47
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 23
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.7 to 89.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.22
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 1.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
62 to 71.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.0 to 2.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
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