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EN AC-46600 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 1026 Steel

EN AC-46600 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1026 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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-46600 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1026 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
140 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
17 to 27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
200 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
500 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
270 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
89 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 81
200 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
18 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.6 to 92.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.22 to 0.28
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
98.7 to 99.18
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0