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2117 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CD3MCuN Steel

2117 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CD3MCuN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 2117 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD3MCuN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 95
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
20
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 64
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91 to 97.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
24 to 26.7
Copper (Cu), % 2.2 to 4.5
1.4 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
58.2 to 65.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.6 to 6.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.22 to 0.33
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0