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2117 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI P4 Steel

2117 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI P4 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 P4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
390 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
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
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
4.4
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
68

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
14 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
15 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91 to 97.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
4.0 to 5.3
Copper (Cu), % 2.2 to 4.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
92.3 to 95.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.1 to 0.4
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