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5005A Aluminum vs. EN 1.0596 Steel

5005A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0596 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 5005A aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0596 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 29 to 64
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 21
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 38 to 82
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 71 to 130
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 230
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 43 to 210
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 52
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.9
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
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0 to 19
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 14 to 310
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 82
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.0 to 10
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.45
96.8 to 100
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0