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SAE-AISI A9 Steel vs. 3105 Aluminum

SAE-AISI A9 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 3105 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 A9 steel and the bottom bar is 3105 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
69
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2030
120 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
1180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
20 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.6
68
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 66
5.2 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
96 to 99.5
Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 87 to 90.5
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants