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A206.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5113 Steel

A206.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5113 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 A206.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.5113 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 110
170 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.2 to 10
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 180
220 to 470
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Shear Strength, MPa 260
360 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 440
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 380
320 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.0
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 37
91 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440 to 1000
270 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 43
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 19
17 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.9 to 95.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
97 to 97.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
1.6 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0.9 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0