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8011A Aluminum vs. EN 1.7160 Steel

8011A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.7160 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 8011A aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.7160 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 25 to 50
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 180
470 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
2.3
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 26
17 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 86
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.6 to 8.1
14 to 41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99.1
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.14 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.0
96.8 to 98.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0