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EN AC-71100 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 52100 Steel

EN AC-71100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 52100 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-71100 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 52100 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
180 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
10 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
250 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
590 to 2010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
360 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12 to 13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 97
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.4
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.8
54 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
350 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
20 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19 to 61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 78.7 to 83.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.4 to 1.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
96.5 to 97.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.25 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.0 to 10.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0