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3103 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0591 Cast Steel

3103 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0591 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 3103 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0591 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 28
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 38 to 83
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 220
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 39 to 200
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.7
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4 to 24
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11 to 280
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 30
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.6 to 9.9
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 99.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
99.935 to 100
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0