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C443.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0580 Steel

C443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0580 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 C443.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0580 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
160 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
5.6 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
210 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 130
340 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
540 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
290 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
31 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70
230 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
19 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
17 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.6 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
97.5 to 100
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.045
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0