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C355.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5538 Steel

C355.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5538 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 C355.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.5538 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 86 to 90
160 to 190
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 290 to 310
530 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 32
19 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 37
19 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
16 to 53

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 94.1
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
97.2 to 98.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
1.2 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0