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2117 Aluminum vs. EN 1.3961 Alloy

2117 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.3961 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 EN 1.3961 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
72
Shear Strength, MPa 200
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
25
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 64
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
130

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91 to 97.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 2.2 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
60.7 to 65
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
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