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EN 1.5408 Steel vs. 7129 Aluminum

EN 1.5408 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 7129 Aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.5408 steel and the bottom bar is 7129 Aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
69
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1620
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
1150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 57
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 39
43 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 48
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91 to 94
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.32
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.5 to 0.9
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.8
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.3 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.080 to 0.12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.2 to 5.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15