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5005 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0038 Steel

5005 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0038 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 5005 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0038 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 28 to 64
110 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 23
23 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 38 to 86
140 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 70 to 130
240 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 230
380 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 41 to 210
200 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 52
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 22
72 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 12 to 320
110 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 82
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.9 to 10
12 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97 to 99.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
97.1 to 100
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.014
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.045
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0