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SAE-AISI H24 Steel vs. EN AC-48000 Aluminum

SAE-AISI H24 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-48000 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-48000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
73
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 1990
220 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
570
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1750
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1700
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
10
Density, g/cm3 9.1
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 93
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 78
1030

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 61
23 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 39
31 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 61
10 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
80.4 to 87.2
Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.53
0
Chromium (Cr), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.8 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 82.4
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0.7 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
10.5 to 13.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 14 to 16
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15