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EN 1.3518 Steel vs. 5456 Aluminum

EN 1.3518 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5456 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.3518 steel and the bottom bar is 5456 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
320 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
97

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
1170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
33 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
38 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
92 to 94.8
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 96.3 to 97.8
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.7 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.45 to 0.75
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15