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A356.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5113 Steel

A356.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5113 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 A356.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.5113 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 6.0
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 50 to 90
220 to 470
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 270
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83 to 200
320 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.0
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.8 to 15
91 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 300
270 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 29
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 36
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
17 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.1 to 93.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
97 to 97.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
1.6 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0.9 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0