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5051A Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN Steel

5051A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 5051A aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 51 to 61
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 56
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 27
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 23
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 63
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.1 to 98.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.45
49.5 to 56.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.4 to 2.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0