ACI-ASTM CH10 Steel vs. 5086 Aluminum
ACI-ASTM CH10 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5086 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 CH10 steel and the bottom bar is 5086 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 160 | |
65 to 100 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
68 |
Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
1.7 to 20 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 | |
88 to 180 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
26 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
270 to 390 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 | |
110 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 440 | |
65 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
190 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
640 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
590 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
130 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
24 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.1 | |
31 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.4 | |
100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 20 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.7 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
1180 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 150 | |
5.8 to 42 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 | |
86 to 770 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
28 to 40 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
34 to 44 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.9 | |
52 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
12 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
93 to 96.3 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 22 to 26 | |
0.050 to 0.25 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 54.8 to 66 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
3.5 to 4.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0.2 to 0.7 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 12 to 15 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |