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8079 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0402 Steel

8079 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0402 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 8079 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0402 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
2.1
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.4
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 98.1 to 99.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.7 to 1.3
97.7 to 99.43
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.050 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.045
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0