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5056 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0558 Cast Steel

5056 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0558 cast 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 5056 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0558 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.9 to 31
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 200
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 460
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 410
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.7
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 140
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 1220
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 48
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 50
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 95.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
99.935 to 100
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.5 to 5.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0