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EN 1.5113 Steel vs. EN AC-43000 Aluminum

EN 1.5113 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-43000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.5113 steel and the bottom bar is EN AC-43000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 270
60 to 94
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
71
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 18
1.1 to 2.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 470
68 to 76
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 900
180 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 770
97 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
130

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
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91 to 96
2.9 to 5.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 1570
66 to 360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
20 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 26
8.6 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
87 to 90.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 97.5
0 to 0.55
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 1.6 to 1.8
0 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.1
9.0 to 11
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15