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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. 5005A Aluminum

ASTM grade HC steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5005A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 grade HC steel and the bottom bar is 5005A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
68
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
1.1 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
38 to 82
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
110 to 230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
43 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
2.0 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
14 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
82
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
5.0 to 10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.5 to 99.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
0 to 0.45
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.7 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15