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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. 5026 Aluminum

ASTM grade HC steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5026 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 5026 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
5.1 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
94 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
260 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
120 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.6
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
15 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
100 to 440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
26 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
33 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88.2 to 94.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
0.2 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.9 to 4.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.8
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
0.55 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15