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5254 Aluminum vs. EN 1.7221 Steel

5254 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.7221 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 5254 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.7221 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 22
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 160
290 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 350
650 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 270
430 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.4
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 41
83 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 73 to 550
490 to 1050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 37
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 41
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
19 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 96.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.22 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.8 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.45
96.8 to 98.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants