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852.0 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI F2 Steel

852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI F2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 852.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI F2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
710 to 2360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
10
Density, g/cm3 3.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24 to 81
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
21 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.2 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
92.6 to 95.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0