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C443.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.8516 Steel

C443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.8516 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C443.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.8516 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
570
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
74
Shear Strength, MPa 130
660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
470
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.7
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70
2190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.6 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.27
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
94.6 to 96.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0