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EN AC-51500 Aluminum vs. ASTM Grade LC9 Steel

EN AC-51500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM grade LC9 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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-51500 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
8.0
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
65

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.8 to 93.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
87.4 to 91.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.6
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.045
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0