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5049 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0565 Steel

5049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0565 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 5049 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0565 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 52 to 88
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 18
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79 to 130
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 190
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 330
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91 to 280
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.3
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0 to 31
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 570
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 34
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 15
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.9
0 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
96.2 to 99
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.6 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.1
0.9 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0