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ASTM A514 Steel vs. 6351 Aluminum

ASTM A514 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6351 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 ASTM A514 steel and the bottom bar is 6351 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
69
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
7.8 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470 to 540
79 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Shear Strength, MPa 490 to 520
84 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 830
140 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 690 to 770
95 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250 to 260
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400 to 440
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37 to 51
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2 to 7.6
46
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3 to 8.8
150

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3 to 3.8
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8 to 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6 to 1.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21 to 25
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 48 to 57
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
20 to 38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280 to 1590
65 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
14 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
22 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10 to 14
72
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 24
6.1 to 14