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4007 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 1345 Steel

4007 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1345 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 4007 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1345 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 32 to 44
170 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.1 to 23
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 46 to 88
230 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
72
Shear Strength, MPa 80 to 90
370 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 160
590 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 120
330 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.9
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.4 to 23
78 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 110
290 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 15
21 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.5 to 6.7
19 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.1 to 97.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.43 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
97.2 to 97.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
1.6 to 1.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0.15 to 0.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.7
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants