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SAE-AISI F2 Steel vs. B390.0 Aluminum

SAE-AISI F2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while B390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 F2 steel and the bottom bar is B390.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
76
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
29
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2360
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
640
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
88

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
11
Density, g/cm3 8.1
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
7.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
940

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 81
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 49
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 71
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
72.7 to 79.6
Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 95.4
0 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
16 to 18
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2