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C355.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.7703 Steel

C355.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.7703 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.7703 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 86 to 90
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.7 to 3.8
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 84
320 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 310
670 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 230
460 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
4.2
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.5 to 9.8
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 380
570 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 32
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 37
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 94.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.11 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
94.6 to 96.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0