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B443.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0545 Steel

B443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0545 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 B443.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0545 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 43
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.9
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 110
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.8
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.9 to 95.5
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
95.5 to 99.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.85 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0