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EN 1.5526 Steel vs. 5005A Aluminum

EN 1.5526 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5005A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.5526 steel and the bottom bar is 5005A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 170
29 to 64
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1650
110 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
1190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 59
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 40
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
82
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 49
5.0 to 10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.5 to 99.3
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
0 to 0.45
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.7 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15