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2117 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 1146 Steel

2117 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1146 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 SAE-AISI 1146 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
190 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
13 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 95
240 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
72
Shear Strength, MPa 200
410 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
670 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
360 to 630

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
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 64
93 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
340 to 1050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91 to 97.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.42 to 0.49
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.2 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
98.3 to 98.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
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