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5040 Aluminum vs. Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron

5040 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while austenitic nodular cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 5040 aluminum and the bottom bar is austenitic nodular cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 66 to 74
140 to 240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
180 to 190
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 6.8
6.8 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29 to 0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
70 to 72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 260
430 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 230
190 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
280 to 350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1340 to 1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1300 to 1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470 to 490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13 to 14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
16 to 25
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.7 to 8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.5 to 4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
48 to 68
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
91 to 120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 15
24 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 380
98 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 32
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
12 to 15

Comparable Variants