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SAE-AISI 5140 Steel vs. C443.0 Aluminum

SAE-AISI 5140 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. 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 5140 steel and the bottom bar is C443.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 290
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
71
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 29
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 570
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
27
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 600
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560 to 970
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 840
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 180
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1880
70
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 34
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 28
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
89.6 to 95.5
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.1
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
4.5 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25