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238.0 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 1070 Steel

238.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1070 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 238.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1070 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
10 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
270 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
640 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
420 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.8
Density, g/cm3 3.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9
59 to 86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
470 to 850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 42
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
21 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.9 to 84.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.65 to 0.75
Copper (Cu), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.5
98.3 to 98.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.6 to 4.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0