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A390.0 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI H10 Steel

A390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H10 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 A390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H10 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
680 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
6.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
71

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
24 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 14
22 to 66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 75.3 to 79.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.0 to 3.8
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
89.5 to 93.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.25 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.75
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0