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4115 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI T15 Steel

4115 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T15 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 T15 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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 220
830 to 2240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1690
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
43
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 23
26 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 30
22 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2 to 9.9
26 to 70

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.6 to 97.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.5 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 5.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.8 to 5.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
67.5 to 73.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.2
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
11.8 to 13
Vanadium (V), % 0
4.5 to 5.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants