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5154 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI D2 Steel

5154 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI D2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 5154 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 20
5.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 160
310 to 860
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
75
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 210
460 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 360
760 to 2000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94 to 270
470 to 1510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
4.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
5.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
8.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 39
92 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 540
570 to 5940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 37
27 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 42
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
25 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 96.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.4 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
81.3 to 86.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants