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A413.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0511 Steel

A413.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0511 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 A413.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.5
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 170
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.1
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.9 to 89
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.37 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
97.4 to 99.13
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.045
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0