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SAE-AISI 1086 Steel vs. 7178 Aluminum

SAE-AISI 1086 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 7178 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 SAE-AISI 1086 steel and the bottom bar is 7178 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
71
Elongation at Break, % 11
4.5 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 360
120 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
27
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 520
140 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 870
240 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 580
120 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
91

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 84
24 to 52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 890
110 to 2220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
21 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
28 to 54
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 30
10 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
85.4 to 89.5
Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.93
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.18 to 0.28
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.6 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.4 to 3.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
6.3 to 7.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15