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A360.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.7779 Steel

A360.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.7779 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 A360.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.7779 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.6 to 5.0
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 82 to 150
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 180
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 320
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 260
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 680
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
4.0
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
64

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.6 to 13
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 470
1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 34
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 39
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5 to 15
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 90.6
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.0 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
93.8 to 95.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.45 to 0.55
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0