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ACI-ASTM CN3MN Steel vs. 7178 Aluminum

ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 7178 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel and the bottom bar is 7178 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
71
Elongation at Break, % 39
4.5 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
120 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
240 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
120 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
91

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
10
Density, g/cm3 8.1
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
24 to 52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
110 to 2220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
28 to 54
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
10 to 28

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
85.4 to 89.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
0.18 to 0.28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
1.6 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 41.4 to 50.3
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.4 to 3.1
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
6.3 to 7.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15