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413.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5538 Steel

413.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5538 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 413.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.5538 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
160 to 190
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 270
530 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.0
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
19 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
19 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16 to 53

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 89
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
97.2 to 98.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
1.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0