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392.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.3518 Steel

392.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.3518 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 392.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.3518 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

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 290
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 670
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.4
Density, g/cm3 2.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 17
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 56
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 73.9 to 80.6
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
96.3 to 97.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 18 to 20
0.45 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0