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332.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0596 Steel

332.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0596 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 332.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0596 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 190
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
1.9
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.1 to 89
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.24
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
96.8 to 100
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 8.5 to 10.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0