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238.0 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI M62 Steel

238.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M62 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 238.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M62 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
830 to 2440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
30
Density, g/cm3 3.4
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 42
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
24 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.9 to 84.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.3 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 9.5 to 10.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.5
73.6 to 77.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
10 to 11
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 3.6 to 4.4
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.8 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.1
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0