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2025 Aluminum vs. EN 1.7228 Steel

2025 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.7228 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 1.7228 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 240
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
420
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
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
1050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.9 to 95.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.46 to 0.54
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
96.7 to 98
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0