5019 Aluminum vs. ASTM A210 Steel
5019 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A210 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 5019 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A210 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.2 to 18 | |
34 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 100 to 160 | |
230 to 250 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 170 to 210 | |
320 to 360 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 280 to 360 | |
470 to 540 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 300 | |
290 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
1460 to 1470 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 540 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
52 to 53 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 29 | |
7.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 98 | |
8.0 to 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.0 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
45 to 46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 7.6 to 40 | |
140 to 160 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 650 | |
230 to 250 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 38 | |
17 to 19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 35 to 42 | |
17 to 19 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 52 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 16 | |
15 to 17 |