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ASTM A514 Steel vs. 5052 Aluminum

ASTM A514 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5052 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 ASTM A514 steel and the bottom bar is 5052 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240 to 250
46 to 83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
1.1 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470 to 540
66 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Shear Strength, MPa 490 to 520
120 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 830
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 690 to 770
75 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250 to 260
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400 to 440
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37 to 51
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2 to 7.6
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3 to 8.8
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3 to 3.8
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8 to 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6 to 1.8
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21 to 25
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 48 to 57
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
1.7 to 69
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280 to 1590
41 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
19 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
27 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10 to 14
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 24
8.3 to 14