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A413.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5502 Steel

A413.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5502 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 A413.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.5502 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
120 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.5
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
190 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 170
280 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
400 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
270 to 440

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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.9
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
41 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
200 to 520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
14 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
15 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12 to 40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.9 to 89
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
98 to 99.249
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0