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771.0 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 5160 Steel

771.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5160 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 771.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5160 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85 to 120
200 to 340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 6.5
12 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 180
180 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 370
660 to 1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 350
280 to 1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140 to 150
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.4 to 20
73 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 900
200 to 2700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 35
23 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
22 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54 to 58
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 16
19 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 92.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.56 to 0.61
Chromium (Cr), % 0.060 to 0.2
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
97.1 to 97.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.75 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0