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SAE-AISI 1018 Steel vs. 1050A Aluminum

SAE-AISI 1018 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 1050A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 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 SAE-AISI 1018 steel and the bottom bar is 1050A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 140
20 to 45
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 27
1.1 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 270
22 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 300
44 to 97
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 480
68 to 170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 400
22 to 150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
59
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 100
1.9 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 430
3.7 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
6.9 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
14 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
3.0 to 7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
99.5 to 100
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 98.8 to 99.25
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070