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5010 Aluminum vs. ASTM Grade HT Steel

5010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM grade HT steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 5010 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HT steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 27 to 62
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 23
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 83
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 210
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 38 to 190
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 20
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 270
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 29
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 82
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.5 to 9.4
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.1 to 99.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
15 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
38.2 to 51.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0