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5254 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5113 Steel

5254 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5113 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 5254 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.5113 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 22
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 160
220 to 470
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 200
360 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 350
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 270
320 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
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 8.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 41
91 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 73 to 550
270 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 37
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 41
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
17 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 96.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.45
97 to 97.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
1.6 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0.9 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0