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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. EN AC-45300 Aluminum

EN 1.3558 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-45300 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1.3558 steel and the bottom bar is EN AC-45300 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
94 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
71
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
220 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.3
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
1120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
23 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
30 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
10 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.2 to 94.2
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
0 to 0.65
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.55
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
4.5 to 5.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15