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2017A Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI D5 Steel

2017A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI D5 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 2017A aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 14
5.4 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
75
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 270
470 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
770 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
4.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
4.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
13
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 42
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 44
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 20
26 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.4 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
11 to 13
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
77.9 to 84.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants