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5010 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5508 Steel

5010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5508 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 1.5508 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 27 to 62
130 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 23
11 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 83
210 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 64 to 120
300 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 210
420 to 1460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 38 to 190
310 to 490

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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.9
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 20
44 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 270
260 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
15 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 29
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 82
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.5 to 9.4
12 to 43

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.1 to 99.7
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
97.9 to 99.199
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0