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EN 1.1151 Steel vs. 5051A Aluminum

EN 1.1151 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5051A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 1.1151 steel and the bottom bar is 5051A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 26
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 240
51 to 61
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 330
110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 520
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 340
56

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 100
24 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 310
23
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 18
17 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
63
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
96.1 to 98.6
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.24
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 99.43
0 to 0.45
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants