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513.0 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 1060 Steel

513.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1060 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 513.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1060 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
180 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
10 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 97
260 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Shear Strength, MPa 170
370 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
620 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
400 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
9.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.8
58 to 82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
430 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
20 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.9 to 95.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.55 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
98.4 to 98.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.4 to 2.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0