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SAE-AISI 4150 Steel vs. 852.0 Aluminum

SAE-AISI 4150 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 852.0 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 4150 steel and the bottom bar is 852.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 380
64
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 20
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 780
73
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 800
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1310
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1220
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
210
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
840
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
3.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 180
6.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 3930
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
43
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 47
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 34
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 39
8.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
86.6 to 91.3
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.53
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.7 to 2.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.7
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.9 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3