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A535.0 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 5120 Steel

A535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5120 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 A535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5120 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 95
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.4 to 93.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
97.6 to 98.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.7 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0