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242.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0511 Steel

242.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0511 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 242.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70 to 110
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Elongation at Break, % 0.5 to 1.5
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 240
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 290
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 220
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130 to 170
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33 to 44
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 96 to 130
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.1
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.3 to 3.4
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 340
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 26
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 32
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50 to 62
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 93.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.37 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
97.4 to 99.13
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.3
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.045
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0