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SAE-AISI H24 Steel vs. EN AC-43000 Aluminum

SAE-AISI H24 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-43000 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 EN AC-43000 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
180 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1750
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1700
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.1
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 93
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 78
1070

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 61
20 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 39
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 61
8.6 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
87 to 90.8
Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.53
0
Chromium (Cr), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 82.4
0 to 0.55
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
9.0 to 11
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
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 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15