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5010 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 1017 Steel

5010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1017 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 5010 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1017 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 27 to 62
120 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 23
20 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 83
170 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 64 to 120
280 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 210
420 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 38 to 190
220 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 20
88 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 270
130 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
15 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 29
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 82
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.5 to 9.4
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.1 to 99.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
99.11 to 99.55
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.3 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0