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SAE-AISI 1140 Steel vs. 296.0 Aluminum

SAE-AISI 1140 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 296.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 SAE-AISI 1140 steel and the bottom bar is 296.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 180
75 to 90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
72
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
3.2 to 7.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 370
47 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 700
260 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 570
120 to 180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
130 to 150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
33 to 37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
99 to 110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89 to 93
7.6 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 870
110 to 220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
30 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
51 to 56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 21
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
89 to 94
Carbon (C), % 0.37 to 0.44
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
0 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.35