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EN 1.7117 Steel vs. 242.0 Aluminum

EN 1.7117 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 242.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 EN 1.7117 steel and the bottom bar is 242.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
70 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
73
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1930
180 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
130 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
33 to 44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
96 to 130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
1130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 69
16 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
23 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
50 to 62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
8.0 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88.4 to 93.6
Carbon (C), % 0.49 to 0.56
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 96.4
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 0.7
1.7 to 2.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants