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5010 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0108 Steel

5010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0108 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 5010 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0108 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 27 to 62
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 23
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 83
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 64 to 120
250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 210
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 38 to 190
200

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
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 20
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 270
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 29
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 82
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.5 to 9.4
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.1 to 99.7
0.020 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
97.5 to 99.98
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0