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5454 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5023 Steel

5454 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5023 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 5454 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.5023 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 61 to 93
170 to 440
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 350
570 to 1860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.9
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 36
21 to 67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 41
20 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
17 to 56

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.5 to 97.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.42
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
96.9 to 97.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 1.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants