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SAE-AISI 4150 Steel vs. 6063A Aluminum

SAE-AISI 4150 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6063A aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 SAE-AISI 4150 steel and the bottom bar is 6063A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 20
6.7 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 780
53 to 80
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 800
78 to 150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1310
130 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1220
55 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
49 to 54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
160 to 180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 180
13 to 21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 3930
22 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 47
13 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 34
21 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
83
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 39
5.6 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.5 to 99
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.53
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.7
0.15 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants