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ACI-ASTM CF20 Steel vs. 4145 Aluminum

ACI-ASTM CF20 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 4145 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 ACI-ASTM CF20 steel and the bottom bar is 4145 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
73
Elongation at Break, % 50
2.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
84

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
5.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
83 to 87.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.3 to 4.7
Iron (Fe), % 64.2 to 74
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
9.3 to 10.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15