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5449 Aluminum vs. EN 1.3532 Steel

5449 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.3532 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 5449 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.3532 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 330
700 to 1420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
5.0
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
60

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 33
25 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
22 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 15
21 to 42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.1 to 97.8
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.14 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
1.0 to 1.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
92.6 to 94.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.6 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.1
0.25 to 0.55
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.8 to 4.3
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0