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4115 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI M36 Steel

4115 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M36 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 4115 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M36 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 220
810 to 2190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
38
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 23
27 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 30
23 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2 to 9.9
25 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.6 to 97.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.8 to 0.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
70.1 to 75.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.6 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.2
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants