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384.0 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 50B50 Steel

384.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 50B50 steel belongs to the iron 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 384.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B50 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
73
Shear Strength, MPa 200
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.0
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.3 to 86.5
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
97.4 to 98.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.75 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 12
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0