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ACI-ASTM CH20 Steel vs. 2117 Aluminum

ACI-ASTM CH20 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 2117 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 CH20 steel and the bottom bar is 2117 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
71
Elongation at Break, % 38
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
95
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
64
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91 to 97.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 26
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.2 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 54.7 to 66
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15