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SAE-AISI A4 Steel vs. 6162 Aluminum

SAE-AISI A4 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6162 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 A4 steel and the bottom bar is 6162 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2050
290 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
400
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 40
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.9
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
1180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 73
29 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 67
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
96.7 to 98.9
Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 2.2
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 92 to 95.5
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.7 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.8 to 2.2
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15