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A360.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.3536 Steel

A360.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.3536 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 A360.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.3536 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 320
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 680
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.9
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
55

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 34
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 39
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5 to 15
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 90.6
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
96 to 97.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0