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SAE-AISI H24 Steel vs. 2017 Aluminum

SAE-AISI H24 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 2017 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 H24 steel and the bottom bar is 2017 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
71
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 1990
190 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
390
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1750
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1700
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
10
Density, g/cm3 9.1
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 93
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 78
1140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 61
17 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 39
24 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 61
7.9 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.6 to 95.5
Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.53
0
Chromium (Cr), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
3.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 82.4
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tungsten (W), % 14 to 16
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants