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3105 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI M46 Steel

3105 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M46 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 3105 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M46 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 240
800 to 2300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
33
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
27 to 78
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
24 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
4.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2 to 11
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96 to 99.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
3.7 to 4.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
70 to 73.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.4 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.0 to 3.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants