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SAE-AISI 1140 Steel vs. 6101A Aluminum

SAE-AISI 1140 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6101A aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 SAE-AISI 1140 steel and the bottom bar is 6101A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 370
80
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
26
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 420
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 700
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 570
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89 to 93
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 870
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
84
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 21
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.9 to 99.3
Carbon (C), % 0.37 to 0.44
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1