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SAE-AISI 5155 Steel vs. 4006 Aluminum

SAE-AISI 5155 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 4006 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 5155 steel and the bottom bar is 4006 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
28 to 45
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
69
Elongation at Break, % 21
3.4 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
35 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Shear Strength, MPa 390
70 to 91
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
110 to 160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
62 to 140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
5.1 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
28 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
11 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
4.9 to 7.0

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.4 to 98.7
Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 97.9
0.5 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15