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364.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0481 Steel

364.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0481 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 364.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0481 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.5
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 200
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.2
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.2 to 92
0.020 to 0.024
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.25 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
96.8 to 99
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.9 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0