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SAE-AISI D4 Steel vs. C443.0 Aluminum

SAE-AISI D4 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C443.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
71
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 15
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 920
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
27
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 1210
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2060
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1540
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.2
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.0
120

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
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 160
17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 75
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 63
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
89.6 to 95.5
Carbon (C), % 2.1 to 2.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 80.6 to 86.3
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.35
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
4.5 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25