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EN 1.5113 Steel vs. 357.0 Aluminum

EN 1.5113 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 357.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. 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 1.5113 steel and the bottom bar is 357.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 270
95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 18
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 470
76
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
26
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 540
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 900
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 770
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91 to 96
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 1570
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 26
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.3 to 93.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 97.5
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 1.6 to 1.8
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.1
6.5 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15