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2014A Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 1213 Steel

2014A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1213 steel belongs to the iron 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 2014A aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1213 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 16
11 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 93 to 150
200 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 290
290 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 490
440 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 430
260 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
1.8
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 49
63 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85 to 1300
180 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 45
16 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 46
17 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 22
14 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.8 to 95
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
98.4 to 99
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0.7 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.070 to 0.12
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.24 to 0.33
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0