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8011A Aluminum vs. EN 1.8903 Steel

8011A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.8903 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 8011A aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.8903 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 25 to 50
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 28
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 33 to 76
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 180
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 34 to 170
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
410
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
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
2.6
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.0 to 22
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.2 to 200
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 26
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 86
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.6 to 8.1
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99.1
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.0
95 to 99.05
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.027
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.22
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0