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B535.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0456 Steel

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0456 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 B535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0456 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
120 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
24 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62
210 to 220
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
73
Shear Strength, MPa 210
270 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
420 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
290 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.2
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
93 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
220 to 230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
15 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
96.7 to 99.48
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0