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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI H41 Steel

EN AC-45000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H41 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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-45000 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H41 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
710 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
18
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
97
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
97

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
20 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
81.8 to 85
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.2 to 9.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.35
0