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4145 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI S6 Steel

4145 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI S6 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 S6 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
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120
670 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
3.2
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
24 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.5
22 to 64

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 83 to 87.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.4 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.7
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
92.8 to 94.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 9.3 to 10.7
2.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0