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5005A Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 1086 Steel

5005A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1086 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 5005A aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1086 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 29 to 64
220 to 260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 21
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 38 to 82
300 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Shear Strength, MPa 71 to 130
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 230
760 to 870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 43 to 210
480 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 52
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0 to 19
79 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 14 to 310
610 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
27 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
24 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 82
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.0 to 10
26 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.8 to 0.93
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.45
98.5 to 98.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0