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A380.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.1127 Steel

A380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.1127 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 A380.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.1127 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
190 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
14 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
280 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 190
420 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
660 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
410 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 78
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.1
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.3
90 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
440 to 880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
23 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
21 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.3 to 89.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.34 to 0.42
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
96.6 to 98.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
1.4 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0