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SAE-AISI D4 Steel vs. C355.0 Aluminum

SAE-AISI D4 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C355.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C355.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 15
2.7 to 3.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 920
76 to 84
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2060
290 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1540
200 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.2
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.0
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 160
7.5 to 9.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 75
30 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
36 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 63
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.7 to 94.1
Carbon (C), % 2.1 to 2.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 80.6 to 86.3
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
4.5 to 5.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15