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5754 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 1060 Steel

5754 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1060 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 5754 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1060 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 52 to 88
180 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 19
10 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 66 to 140
260 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 190
370 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 330
620 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 280
400 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
9.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 32
58 to 82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 47 to 580
430 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 34
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 39
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 14
20 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.2 to 97.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.55 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
98.4 to 98.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.6 to 3.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0