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A357.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0580 Steel

A357.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0580 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 A357.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0580 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100
160 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.7
5.6 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
210 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 240
340 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
540 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
290 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12
31 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
230 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
19 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 43
19 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.8 to 93
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.040 to 0.070
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
97.5 to 100
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.045
Titanium (Ti), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0