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SAE-AISI M36 Steel vs. 520.0 Aluminum

SAE-AISI M36 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 520.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 M36 steel and the bottom bar is 520.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
66
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2190
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
390
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1600
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
87
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
1170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 72
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 44
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.1
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 68
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
87.9 to 90.5
Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 70.1 to 75.5
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
9.5 to 10.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15