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520.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0488 Steel

520.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0488 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 520.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0488 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
190
Elongation at Break, % 14
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
73
Shear Strength, MPa 230
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 87
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 21
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.3
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.5
0.020 to 0.024
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
96.6 to 99.38
Magnesium (Mg), % 9.5 to 10.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.6 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0