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364.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.3551 Steel

364.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.3551 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 364.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.3551 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
530
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
8.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.0
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
82

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.2 to 92
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.77 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0.25 to 0.5
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
88.8 to 91.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0