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4047 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI M44 Steel

4047 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M44 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 4047 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M44 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120
870 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
43
Density, g/cm3 2.5
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
9.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
28 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.6
27 to 70

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.3 to 89
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.0 to 4.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 12.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
65.3 to 70.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0.3 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.0 to 5.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0