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B443.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5450 Steel

B443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5450 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 1.5450 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 43
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.9
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 110
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.4
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.8
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.9 to 95.5
0 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0
0.0020 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
97.6 to 98.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0.1 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.060
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0