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A357.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5410 Steel

A357.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5410 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 A357.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.5410 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100
170 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.7
20 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
290 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
560 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
400 to 480

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
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.3
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
430 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
20 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 43
19 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.8 to 93
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.040 to 0.070
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
96.9 to 98.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
1.2 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0