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5754 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CF16F Steel

5754 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CF16F steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 5754 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF16F steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 52 to 88
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 19
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 66 to 140
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 330
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 280
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
18
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 32
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 47 to 580
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 34
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 39
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 14
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.2 to 97.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
61.3 to 72.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.6 to 3.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.17
Selenium (Se), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0