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A206.0 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI T4 Steel

A206.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T4 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 A206.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 440
800 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1750
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
55
Density, g/cm3 3.0
9.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
24 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 43
20 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 19
24 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.9 to 95.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.7 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.3 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
66.3 to 72.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0