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ACI-ASTM CN3MN Steel vs. 7075 Aluminum

ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 7075 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel and the bottom bar is 7075 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
70
Elongation at Break, % 39
1.8 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
110 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
240 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
120 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
10
Density, g/cm3 8.1
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
7.8 to 44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
110 to 1870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22 to 54
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
28 to 52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
10 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
86.9 to 91.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
0.18 to 0.28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 41.4 to 50.3
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.1 to 2.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23.5 to 25.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.26
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.1 to 6.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15