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852.0 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI M48 Steel

852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M48 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 M48 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
890 to 2390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
48
Density, g/cm3 3.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
28 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
23 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.4 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
63.8 to 69.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0