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5652 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI M47 Steel

5652 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M47 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 M47 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
810 to 2310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
26
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
28 to 79
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
24 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
6.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 13
27 to 77

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.8 to 5.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
78.7 to 85
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.3 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.2 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants