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2030 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0348 Steel

2030 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0348 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 2030 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0348 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 8.0
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 110
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 250
250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 420
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
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 130
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.1
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390 to 530
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 38
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.9 to 95.2
0.020 to 0.2
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
97.5 to 99.98
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0