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390.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.1172 Steel

390.0 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 (5, 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 390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.1172 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 300
480 to 1720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 25
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79 to 83
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 30
17 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 36
17 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
15 to 55

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 74.5 to 79.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.32 to 0.39
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
98.2 to 99.18
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0