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850.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0488 Steel

850.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0488 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 850.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0488 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 45
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.9
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 59
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 100
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 76
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 850
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 47
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
2.3
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.1
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 42
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.1
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.3 to 93.1
0.020 to 0.024
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
96.6 to 99.38
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.6 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0