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2117 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5511 Steel

2117 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5511 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 1.5511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
150 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
490 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
1.8
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
17 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91 to 97.6
0.020 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.2 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
98.3 to 99.159
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
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