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712.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0214 Steel

712.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0214 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 712.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0214 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75 to 90
97 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 4.7
12 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 180
160 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 180
250 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 260
330 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 200
210 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
34 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 270
120 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
12 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 31
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.7 to 94
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
99.17 to 99.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0