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4145 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI M50 Steel

4145 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M50 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 4145 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M50 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120
720 to 2250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.0
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
83

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
26 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.5
21 to 66

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 83 to 87.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.78 to 0.88
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.7
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
87 to 90.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.9 to 4.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 9.3 to 10.7
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0