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EN 1.7375 Steel vs. 2117 Aluminum

EN 1.7375 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 2117 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 EN 1.7375 steel and the bottom bar is 2117 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
71
Elongation at Break, % 20
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
95
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
27
Shear Strength, MPa 380
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.9
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
64
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.010 to 0.040
91 to 97.6
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
2.2 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.5 to 96.7
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15