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EN AC-46400 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI A9 Steel

EN AC-46400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A9 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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-46400 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
770 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
7.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
82

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 32
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 38
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
9.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
25 to 66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.4 to 90.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
87 to 90.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.55
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
1.3 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 8.3 to 9.7
1.0 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0