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SAE-AISI M36 Steel vs. 4115 Aluminum

SAE-AISI M36 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 4115 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 M36 steel and the bottom bar is 4115 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2190
120 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1600
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
1160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 72
12 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 44
20 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.1
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 68
5.2 to 9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.6 to 97.4
Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 70.1 to 75.5
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.6 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
1.8 to 2.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants