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5026 Aluminum vs. EN 1.6781 Steel

5026 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.6781 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 5026 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.6781 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.1 to 11
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 94 to 140
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 320
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 250
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
5.0
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 29
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 440
1220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 32
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 37
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.2 to 94.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
1.3 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.2 to 1.0
92.6 to 94.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.9 to 4.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.8
0.55 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.55 to 1.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0