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B535.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.7233 Steel

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.7233 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 1.7233 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
210 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
18 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62
270 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
73
Shear Strength, MPa 210
450 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
700 to 960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
380 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
430
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.0
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
110 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
380 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
25 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
22 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
21 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.39 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
96.2 to 97.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0