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EN AC-45100 Aluminum vs. ASTM A514 Steel

EN AC-45100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A514 steel belongs to the iron 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 EN AC-45100 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A514 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 97 to 130
240 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.8
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 82 to 99
470 to 540
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 360
790 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 320
690 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
250 to 260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400 to 440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
37 to 51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
7.2 to 7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
8.3 to 8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.3 to 3.8
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
1.6 to 1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21 to 25
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
48 to 57

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.5 to 7.6
140 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 710
1280 to 1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 39
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
10 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
23 to 24