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SAE-AISI A9 Steel vs. 1070A Aluminum

SAE-AISI A9 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 1070A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 A9 steel and the bottom bar is 1070A 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 74
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2030
68 to 140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
1200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
7.0 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
14 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.6
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 66
3.1 to 6.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
99.7 to 100
Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 87 to 90.5
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070

Comparable Variants