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2025 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0536 Steel

2025 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0536 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 2025 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0536 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 240
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.1
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.9 to 95.2
0.010 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.16 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
97.2 to 98.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
1.3 to 1.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0