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4032 Aluminum vs. EN 1.3521 Steel

4032 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.3521 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 4032 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.3521 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
490 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 570
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.3
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
18 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14 to 41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.1 to 87.2
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.14 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
96.8 to 98.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0