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513.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0303 Steel

513.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0303 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 513.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0303 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
84 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
12 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 97
150 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 170
220 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
290 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
200 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
7.9

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 1170
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.8
30 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
110 to 270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
10 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
12 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
9.2 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.9 to 95.1
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
99.335 to 99.71
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.25 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.4 to 2.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0