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2014A Aluminum vs. EN 1.0456 Steel

2014A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0456 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 2014A aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0456 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 16
24 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 93 to 150
210 to 220
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 290
270 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 490
420 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 430
290 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.2
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 49
93 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 85 to 1300
220 to 230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 45
15 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 46
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 22
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.8 to 95
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
96.7 to 99.48
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0.5 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0