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520.0 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI M52 Steel

520.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M52 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 520.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M52 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
710 to 2280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 87
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 21
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
12
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
7.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
89

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
25 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
22 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
84.4 to 88.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 9.5 to 10.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.7 to 2.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0