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295.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0214 Steel

295.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0214 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 295.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0214 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60 to 93
97 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 7.2
12 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 44 to 55
160 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 230
250 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 280
330 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 220
210 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
1.8
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.2 to 13
34 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 77 to 340
120 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 26
12 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 32
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 12
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.4 to 95.3
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
99.17 to 99.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0