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1050A Aluminum vs. AISI W2 Steel

1050A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AISI W2 steel belongs to the iron 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 1050A aluminum and the bottom bar is AISI W2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 170
580 to 2400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 59
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
2.3
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 18
21 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 25
20 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 7.6
19 to 80

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.85 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
96.2 to 98.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.35 to 0.74
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0

Comparable Variants