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380.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.1172 Steel

380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.1172 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 380.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.1172 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
480 to 1720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
17 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
17 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15 to 55

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.6 to 89.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.32 to 0.39
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
98.2 to 99.18
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
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 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0