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1235 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 5150 Steel

1235 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5150 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1235 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 28 to 34
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 23 to 58
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 52 to 56
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 80 to 84
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 23 to 57
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 25
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3.8 to 24
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2 to 8.6
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 93
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.6 to 3.7
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.35 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
97.2 to 98
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.7 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0