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2030 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5662 Steel

2030 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5662 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.5662 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 8.0
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 110
380 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 250
460 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 420
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
550 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
7.5
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390 to 530
810 to 1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 38
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.9 to 95.2
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
88.6 to 91.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0