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EN 1.7160 Steel vs. 333.0 Aluminum

EN 1.7160 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 333.0 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 1.7160 steel and the bottom bar is 333.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
90 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
73
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 1390
230 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
100 to 140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
26 to 35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
83 to 110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
1040

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 49
22 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 35
29 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
42 to 57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 41
11 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
81.8 to 89
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.19
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.1
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
8.0 to 10
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5