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2025 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0644 Steel

2025 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0644 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 2025 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0644 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 240
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
570

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
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.4
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
13
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 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
96.1 to 98.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
1.3 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
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 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0