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SAE-AISI 9260 Steel vs. 5051A Aluminum

SAE-AISI 9260 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5051A 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 9260 steel and the bottom bar is 5051A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 21
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
51 to 61
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
26
Shear Strength, MPa 420
110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
56

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
24 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
23
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
63
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
96.1 to 98.6
Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 96.9
0 to 0.45
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.2
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15