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364.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5538 Steel

364.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5538 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 1.5538 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
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
530 to 1810

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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.0
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
19 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
19 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16 to 53

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.2 to 92
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0.25 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
97.2 to 98.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
1.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0