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5456 Aluminum vs. EN 1.7375 Steel

5456 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.7375 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 5456 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.7375 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 18
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130 to 210
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
74
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 210
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 340
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 250
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 97
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.9
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33 to 46
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 470
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 35
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 40
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92 to 94.8
0.010 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
94.5 to 96.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 5.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0