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EN 1.5422 Steel vs. EN AC-46600 Aluminum

EN 1.5422 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-46600 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 1.5422 steel and the bottom bar is EN AC-46600 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
77
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
72
Elongation at Break, % 26
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
75
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
94

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.7
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
1080

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
1.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
81
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
85.6 to 92.4
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.3 to 98.6
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.15 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
6.0 to 8.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15