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359.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0536 Steel

359.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0536 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 359.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0536 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90 to 100
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.8 to 4.9
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 230
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 350
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 280
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 15
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450 to 540
690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 38
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 43
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.9 to 91
0.010 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.16 to 0.22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
97.2 to 98.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
1.3 to 1.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 8.5 to 9.5
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0