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511.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.8872 Steel

511.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.8872 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 511.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.8872 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 50
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
73
Shear Strength, MPa 120
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
410
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.8
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.7
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.5
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.3 to 96.2
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
95.1 to 100
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0