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355.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.6563 Steel

355.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.6563 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 355.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.6563 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 260
620 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150 to 170
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38 to 43
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120 to 140
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.6
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 27
22 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 33
21 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60 to 69
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1 to 12
18 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.3 to 94.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.38 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
94.9 to 96.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0