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EN 1.7117 Steel vs. 5251 Aluminum

EN 1.7117 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5251 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1.7117 steel and the bottom bar is 5251 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
44 to 79
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1930
180 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
1180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 69
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
26 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
7.9 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
95.5 to 98.2
Carbon (C), % 0.49 to 0.56
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 96.4
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.7 to 2.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants