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EN 1.0214 Steel vs. 518.0 Aluminum

EN 1.0214 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 518.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 EN 1.0214 steel and the bottom bar is 518.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 97 to 130
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
67
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 31
5.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 250
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
25
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 290
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 460
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 360
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
98
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34 to 130
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 340
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 16
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
88.1 to 92.5
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 99.17 to 99.6
0 to 1.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25