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4104 Aluminum vs. ASTM A148 Cast Steel

4104 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A148 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 4104 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A148 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.4
5.7 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 42
280 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
630 to 1300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 60
390 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
400 to 430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
37 to 47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
7.3 to 7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.3 to 8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.3 to 3.3
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.5 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
48 to 53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
71 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25
400 to 3570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
22 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
9.9 to 13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.1
18 to 38