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5042 Aluminum vs. EN 1.8063 Steel

5042 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.8063 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 5042 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.8063 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 360
670 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.6
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 37
24 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40 to 42
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
20 to 59

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.2 to 96.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.46 to 0.54
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
95.2 to 96.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
1.4 to 1.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0