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ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel vs. 4145 Aluminum

ACI-ASTM CC50 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 4145 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 24 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 ACI-ASTM CC50 steel and the bottom bar is 4145 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
73
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
84

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
10
Density, g/cm3 7.6
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
1040

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
5.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
83 to 87.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.3 to 4.7
Iron (Fe), % 62.9 to 74
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
9.3 to 10.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15