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SAE-AISI F1 Steel vs. 1230A Aluminum

SAE-AISI F1 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 1230A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 F1 steel and the bottom bar is 1230A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
69
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 2320
89 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
1190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 82
9.1 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 49
16 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
93
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 70
4.0 to 7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
99.3 to 100
Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 98
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050

Comparable Variants