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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. 336.0 Aluminum

SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 336.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 H42 steel and the bottom bar is 336.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
75
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
250 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
570
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
11
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
1010

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
25 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
32 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
12 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
79.1 to 85.8
Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
0 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
2.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
11 to 13
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.35