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535.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5422 Steel

535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5422 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.5422 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.7
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 93.6
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.0030 to 0.0070
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
96.3 to 98.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.2 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.8 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0