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SAE-AISI 1151 Steel vs. B390.0 Aluminum

SAE-AISI 1151 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while B390.0 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 SAE-AISI 1151 steel and the bottom bar is B390.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
76
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
0.88
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 410
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
29
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 800
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 660
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
640
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
88

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
7.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 100
2.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1170
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
72.7 to 79.6
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.55
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.7
0 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
16 to 18
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2