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7076 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

7076 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4578 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 7076 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.2
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Shear Strength, MPa 310
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 460
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
19
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1510
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 49
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 48
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.9 to 91.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 1.0
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
62.3 to 68.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0