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5051A Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 1010 Steel

5051A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1010 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 SAE-AISI 1010 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
22 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 51 to 61
150 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 110
230 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
350 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 56
190 to 330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 27
82 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 23
100 to 290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 18
12 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 63
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
11 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.1 to 98.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.45
99.18 to 99.62
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.4 to 2.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0.3 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0