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EN 1.5113 Steel vs. 5154A Aluminum

EN 1.5113 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5154A 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 5154A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 270
58 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 18
1.1 to 19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 470
83 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
26
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 540
140 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 900
230 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 770
96 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91 to 96
4.0 to 36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 1570
68 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
24 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
31 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 26
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93.7 to 96.9
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 97.5
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.6 to 1.8
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15