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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. 515.0 Aluminum

EN 1.3961 alloy belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 515.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.3961 alloy and the bottom bar is 515.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 31
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
26
Shear Strength, MPa 300
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 1.3
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
1120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93.6 to 96.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
0 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 10
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15