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213.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.3519 Steel

213.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.3519 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 213.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.3519 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
190 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
620 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 850
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.6
Density, g/cm3 3.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
55

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
18 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 83.5 to 93
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
95.4 to 96.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
1.4 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 3.0
0.45 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0