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535.0 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI S2 Steel

535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI S2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
670 to 1940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.6
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
23 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 93.6
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.0030 to 0.0070
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.4 to 0.55
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
96 to 98.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.2 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.9 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0