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2117 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 8660 Steel

2117 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 8660 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 8660 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 95
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 200
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.6
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 64
73
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91 to 97.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 2.2 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
96.4 to 97.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
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