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ACI-ASTM CK35MN Steel vs. 5021 Aluminum

ACI-ASTM CK35MN steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5021 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 CK35MN steel and the bottom bar is 5021 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
68
Elongation at Break, % 40
1.1 to 3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
85 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
300 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
240 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.9
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
3.1 to 10
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
440 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
30 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
95.2 to 97.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.035
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 43.4 to 51.8
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 6.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 20 to 22
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.21 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15