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384.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.3553 Steel

384.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.3553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
24
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
96

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.3 to 86.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.78 to 0.86
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
80.7 to 83.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.7 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 12
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
6.0 to 6.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0