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5182 Aluminum vs. EN 1.3555 Steel

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 5182 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.3555 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
9.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
85.4 to 87.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.2 to 3.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0