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4032 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5113 Steel

4032 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5113 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 1.5113 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
170 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
220 to 470
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
72
Shear Strength, MPa 260
360 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
320 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 570
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.0
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25
91 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
270 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.1 to 87.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
97 to 97.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.6 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13.5
0.9 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0