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392.0 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 4161 Steel

392.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4161 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 392.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4161 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
190
Elongation at Break, % 0.86
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 670
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.5
Density, g/cm3 2.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 17
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 56
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 73.9 to 80.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
96.7 to 97.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 18 to 20
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0