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2025 Aluminum vs. EN 1.7380 Steel

2025 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.7380 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 2025 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.7380 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
160 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
19 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
200 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
74
Shear Strength, MPa 240
330 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
540 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
290 to 330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
3.8
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55
87 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
230 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.9 to 95.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
94.6 to 96.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0