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EN 1.3536 Steel vs. 515.0 Aluminum

EN 1.3536 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 515.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 1.3536 steel and the bottom bar is 515.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 55
1120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
93.6 to 96.6
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.4
0 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.45
0.5 to 10
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15