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384.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.1152 Steel

384.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.1152 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 384.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.1152 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
120 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
12 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
190 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
73
Shear Strength, MPa 200
290 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
400 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
270 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
41 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
200 to 530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
14 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
15 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.3 to 86.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.18 to 0.22
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
98.6 to 99.52
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 12
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