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332.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.8872 Steel

332.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.8872 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 1.8872 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 190
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
410
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.8
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.1 to 89
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
95.1 to 100
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 8.5 to 10.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0