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2011 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI H42 Steel

2011 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 2011 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 420
700 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140 to 170
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
24
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
23 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 40
21 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51 to 64
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
20 to 57

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.6
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.55 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 5.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
79.3 to 83.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0