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5754 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 1330 Steel

5754 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1330 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 1330 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 52 to 88
150 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 19
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 66 to 140
210 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 190
330 to 430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 330
520 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 280
290 to 610

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
1410
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
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.9
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 32
76 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 47 to 580
230 to 990
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 34
19 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 39
18 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 14
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.2 to 97.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.28 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
97.3 to 98
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.6 to 3.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
1.6 to 1.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
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

Comparable Variants