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5010 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI M43 Steel

5010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M43 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 SAE-AISI M43 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 100 to 210
810 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
33
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
27 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 29
24 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 82
5.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.5 to 9.4
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.1 to 99.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
3.5 to 4.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
70.8 to 76
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.3 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants