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852.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.1127 Steel

852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.1127 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 852.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.1127 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 64
190 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
14 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 73
280 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 130
420 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
660 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
410 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.1
Density, g/cm3 3.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2
90 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
440 to 880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
21 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.34 to 0.42
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
96.6 to 98.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
1.4 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0