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EN AC-45400 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI T6 Steel

EN AC-45400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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-45400 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
880 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
70
Density, g/cm3 2.8
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
26 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
21 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
26 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 92.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.0 to 4.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
55.9 to 63.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
18.5 to 21
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.5 to 2.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0