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1050 Aluminum vs. ASTM A227 Spring Steel

1050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A227 spring steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1050 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A227 spring steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 37
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 31 to 57
900 to 1160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Shear Strength, MPa 52 to 81
1030 to 1330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 76 to 140
1720 to 2220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 25 to 120
1430 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.4 to 22
200 to 260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.8 to 14
61 to 79
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 22
41 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 6.2
55 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.45 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
97.4 to 99.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.3 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0

Comparable Variants