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296.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0308 Steel

296.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0308 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 296.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0308 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75 to 90
100 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.2 to 7.1
7.8 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 47 to 70
140 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 270
360 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 180
190 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130 to 150
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33 to 37
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99 to 110
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
1.8
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.6 to 15
32 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 220
93 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 31
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51 to 56
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89 to 94
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.17
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
98.2 to 100
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.045
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.35
0