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A380.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.3520 Steel

A380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.3520 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.3520 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
190 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
620 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 78
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.6
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.3 to 89.5
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
95.9 to 97.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0.45 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0