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1050A Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI A8 Steel

1050A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A8 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 1050A aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A8 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
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 170
700 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 59
8.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
9.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
8.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
73

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 18
25 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 25
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 7.6
22 to 62

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
88.5 to 91.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.75 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0

Comparable Variants