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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. 238.0 Aluminum

SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 238.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 H42 steel and the bottom bar is 238.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
76
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
840
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
12
Density, g/cm3 8.4
3.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
1040

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
42
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
81.9 to 84.9
Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
9.5 to 10.5
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
1.0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.6 to 4.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 1.5