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852.0 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 1042 Steel

852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1042 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 852.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1042 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 64
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
14 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 73
230 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 130
380 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
620 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
340 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
1.8
Density, g/cm3 3.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2
87 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
320 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.4 to 0.47
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
98.5 to 99
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0