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5083 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0490 Steel

5083 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0490 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 5083 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0490 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75 to 110
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 17
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 93 to 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 220
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 340
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 96
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.4
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.2 to 42
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95 to 860
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 40
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 44
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.4 to 95.6
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
96 to 99.55
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 4.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.45 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.35
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.070
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0