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7049 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI A8 Steel

7049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A8 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 SAE-AISI A8 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 530
700 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
8.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
9.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
8.5
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
73

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46 to 47
25 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46 to 47
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 23
22 to 62

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.7 to 89.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.22
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 1.9
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
88.5 to 91.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.0 to 2.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.75 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 7.2 to 8.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0