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4032 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI T1 Steel

4032 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T1 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 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 4032 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
770 to 2130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 570
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1750
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
45
Density, g/cm3 2.6
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
23 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
20 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
5.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
23 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.1 to 87.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.65 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
73.2 to 77.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13.5
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.3 to 18.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0