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2017A Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI H13 Steel

2017A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H13 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 SAE-AISI H13 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
690 to 1820

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
8.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
6.0
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
78

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 42
25 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 44
22 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 20
25 to 65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.32 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
88.8 to 92
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.1 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants