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206.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.7362 Steel

206.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.7362 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 32 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 206.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.7362 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 95 to 110
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 12
21 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 88 to 210
140 to 250
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 9.5
38 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
74
Shear Strength, MPa 260
320 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 440
510 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 350
200 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
4.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
69

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 49
90 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 840
100 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 40
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.3 to 95.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
91.5 to 95.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0