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5051A Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 1345 Steel

5051A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1345 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 5051A aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1345 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 51 to 61
230 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Shear Strength, MPa 110
370 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
590 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 56
330 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.9
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 27
78 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 23
290 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 18
21 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 63
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
19 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.1 to 98.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.43 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.45
97.2 to 97.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.4 to 2.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
1.6 to 1.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants