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5254 Aluminum vs. ASTM Grade HN Steel

5254 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM grade HN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 5254 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 22
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 350
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
26
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 37
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 41
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 96.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.45
44.9 to 57.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0