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514.0 Aluminum vs. ASTM A514 Steel

514.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A514 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 514.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A514 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 50
240 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.3
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 48
470 to 540
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
73
Shear Strength, MPa 140
490 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
790 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 74
690 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250 to 260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400 to 440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
37 to 51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
7.2 to 7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.3 to 8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.3 to 3.8
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
1.6 to 1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21 to 25
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
48 to 57

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
140 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41
1280 to 1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
10 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9
23 to 24