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852.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.7375 Steel

852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.7375 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.7375 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 64
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 73
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
74
Shear Strength, MPa 130
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
3.9
Density, g/cm3 3.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0.010 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
94.5 to 96.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0