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511.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0236 Steel

511.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0236 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 511.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0236 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 50
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
73
Shear Strength, MPa 120
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.7
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.5
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.3 to 96.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
97.9 to 100
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0