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392.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.3551 Steel

392.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 392.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.3551 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
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 670
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
530
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
8.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.0
Density, g/cm3 2.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
82

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 17
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 56
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 73.9 to 80.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.77 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
88.8 to 91.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 18 to 20
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0