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SAE-AISI D4 Steel vs. A380.0 Aluminum

SAE-AISI D4 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while A380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 SAE-AISI D4 steel and the bottom bar is A380.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
73
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 15
3.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 920
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
27
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 1210
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2060
290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1540
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.2
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.0
78

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
7.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 160
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 75
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 63
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
80.3 to 89.5
Carbon (C), % 2.1 to 2.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 80.6 to 86.3
0 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
7.5 to 9.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5