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5070 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0456 Steel

5070 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0456 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 5070 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0456 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
24 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
210 to 220
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 190
270 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
420 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
290 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.2
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 51
93 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
220 to 230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
15 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.4 to 95.7
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
96.7 to 99.48
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.5 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0