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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. 7010 Aluminum

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 7010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 EN 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 7010 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
70
Elongation at Break, % 40
3.9 to 6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
160 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
26
Shear Strength, MPa 430
300 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
520 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
410 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
10
Density, g/cm3 8.0
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
22 to 33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
1230 to 2130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
47 to 54
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
47 to 52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
87.9 to 90.6
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.1 to 2.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.12
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0 to 0.060
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.7 to 6.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15