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EN AC-41000 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 8622 Steel

EN AC-41000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 8622 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 EN AC-41000 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8622 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 57 to 97
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 58 to 71
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 280
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 210
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.6
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.4 to 11
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 46 to 300
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 29
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 35
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 13
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 97.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
96.9 to 98
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.4
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0