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B443.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0597 Cast Steel

B443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0597 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.0597 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.9
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.7
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18
430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.8
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.9 to 95.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
99.935 to 100
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0