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5454 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5638 Steel

5454 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5638 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 5454 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.5638 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 61 to 93
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 18
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 83 to 160
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 350
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 290
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
4.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3 to 34
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 590
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 36
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 41
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.5 to 97.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.060 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
94.4 to 96.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0