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333.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5918 Steel

333.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5918 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 333.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.5918 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90 to 110
160 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 280
530 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100 to 140
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26 to 35
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83 to 110
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
3.4
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 27
19 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 34
18 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42 to 57
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
15 to 41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.8 to 89
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
94.9 to 96.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
1.4 to 1.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0