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5652 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0434 Steel

5652 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0434 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 5652 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0434 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 47 to 77
110 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 25
12 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60 to 140
190 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 170
280 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
390 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 74 to 260
250 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 39
39 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 480
170 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
14 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
15 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 13
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.040
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
98.8 to 99.18
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0.65 to 0.85
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0