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B535.0 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 1541 Steel

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1541 steel belongs to the iron 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 B535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1541 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
210 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62
260 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
73
Shear Strength, MPa 210
440 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
720 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
390 to 680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.9
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
78 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
410 to 1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.36 to 0.44
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
97.8 to 98.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
1.4 to 1.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0