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5652 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 1144 Steel

5652 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1144 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 5652 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1144 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 47 to 77
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 25
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60 to 140
280 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 170
460 to 510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
750 to 840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 74 to 260
420 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.9
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 39
91 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 480
480 to 1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
27 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
23 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 13
22 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.4 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.040
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
97.5 to 98
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
1.4 to 1.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.24 to 0.33
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0