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SAE-AISI 5130 Steel vs. 5110A Aluminum

SAE-AISI 5130 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5110A 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 5130 steel and the bottom bar is 5110A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 22
4.5 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 330
37 to 77
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 390
66 to 110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 640
100 to 190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 530
32 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
57
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 98
6.8 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 750
7.6 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 23
10 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 21
18 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 20
4.5 to 8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
98.5 to 99.8
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.33
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.1
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants