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B443.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.3537 Steel

B443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.3537 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.3537 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 43
190 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
620 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.8
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.8
18 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.9 to 95.5
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
96.4 to 97.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.25 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0.15 to 0.45
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