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SAE-AISI H13 Steel vs. 5657 Aluminum

SAE-AISI H13 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5657 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 H13 steel and the bottom bar is 5657 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1820
150 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.3
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 78
1200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 65
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 43
23 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
84
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 65
6.7 to 8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
98.5 to 99.4
Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.45
0
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 92
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.1 to 1.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050