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771.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.1147 Steel

771.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.1147 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 771.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.1147 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85 to 120
110 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 6.5
12 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 180
180 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 370
390 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 350
280 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140 to 150
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.4 to 20
40 to 73
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 900
210 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 35
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54 to 58
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 16
12 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 92.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 0.060 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
98.3 to 99.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0