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5754 Aluminum vs. EN 1.8153 Steel

5754 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.8153 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 5754 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.8153 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 52 to 88
200 to 570
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 330
670 to 2040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 34
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 39
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 14
20 to 62

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.2 to 97.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
95.7 to 96.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.6 to 3.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.7 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants