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520.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.6511 Steel

520.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.6511 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.6511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
190
Elongation at Break, % 14
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
73
Shear Strength, MPa 230
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
430
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
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 21
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.1
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.32 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
95.6 to 97.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 9.5 to 10.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.4
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