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1080 Aluminum vs. EN 1.8873 Steel

1080 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.8873 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1080 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.8873 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 40
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 21 to 48
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 49 to 78
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 72 to 130
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 120
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.2
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.7 to 21
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 100
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 14
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.2 to 6.0
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.8 to 100
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.3
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
93.6 to 100
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.080
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.020
0