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2011 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI M62 Steel

2011 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M62 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 M62 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
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 420
830 to 2440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
30
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
27 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 40
23 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
24 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.6
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.3 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 5.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
73.6 to 77.4
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
10 to 11
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.8 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0