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7050 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CN3MN Steel

7050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 7050 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 12
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130 to 210
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 570
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 500
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 490
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
33
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 55
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1110 to 1760
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 45 to 51
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45 to 50
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 25
14

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 87.3 to 92.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.040
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 2.6
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
41.4 to 50.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.9 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23.5 to 25.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.26
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0