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4007 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 5160 Steel

4007 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5160 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 4007 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5160 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 32 to 44
200 to 340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.1 to 23
12 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 46 to 88
180 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 80 to 90
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 160
660 to 1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 120
280 to 1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.4 to 23
73 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 110
200 to 2700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 15
23 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
22 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.5 to 6.7
19 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.1 to 97.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.56 to 0.61
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0.7 to 0.9
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
97.1 to 97.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0.75 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.15 to 0.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.7
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants