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520.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.7365 Steel

520.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.7365 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.7365 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
190
Elongation at Break, % 14
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
510
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 21
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
4.4
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
70

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.12 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
91.2 to 94.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 9.5 to 10.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0