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EN AC-51200 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 4720 Steel

EN AC-51200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4720 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-51200 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4720 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 92
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 74
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.9
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.5 to 92
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
96.7 to 97.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 8.0 to 10.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0.5 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0