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240.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5507 Steel

240.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5507 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 240.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.5507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
450 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 65
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.0
Density, g/cm3 3.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
16 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
17 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.7 to 86.9
0.020 to 0.080
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.21 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
97.8 to 98.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.7
0.8 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.060
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0