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4045 Aluminum vs. EN 1.6570 Steel

4045 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.6570 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 4045 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.6570 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45
500 to 660
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120
910 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 64
760 to 1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.9
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
56

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4
120 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
1520 to 3010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
32 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
27 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.7
27 to 33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.4 to 91
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
94 to 96.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.6 to 2.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0