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5252 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5113 Steel

5252 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5113 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 5252 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.5113 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 68 to 75
170 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 11
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 110
220 to 470
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
72
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 160
360 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 290
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 240
320 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 23
91 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 430
270 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 30
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 36
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 13
17 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.6 to 97.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
97 to 97.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
1.6 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0.9 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0