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2017A Aluminum vs. ASTM Grade HC Steel

2017A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM grade HC steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 2017A aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 14
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 130
96
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 290
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
14
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.7 to 53
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 90 to 570
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 42
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 44
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 20
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
26 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
61.9 to 74
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0