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2017 Aluminum vs. ASTM A182 Grade F24

2017 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A182 grade F24 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 2017 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F24.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 18
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 130
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
74
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 260
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 430
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 76 to 260
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
4.0
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 66
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 470
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 40
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 42
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9 to 18
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.6 to 95.5
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
2.2 to 2.6
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
94.5 to 96.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.12
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0.060 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0