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2030 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI D2 Steel

2030 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI D2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 2030 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 8.0
5.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 110
310 to 860
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
75
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 250
460 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 420
760 to 2000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
470 to 1510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
4.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
5.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
8.0
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
92 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390 to 530
570 to 5940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 38
27 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
25 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.9 to 95.2
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.4 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
81.3 to 86.9
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0