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EN 1.7386 Steel vs. EN AC-46600 Aluminum

EN 1.7386 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-46600 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.7386 steel and the bottom bar is EN AC-46600 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 200
77
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
72
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 290
75
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 670
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 440
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
94

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
1080

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92 to 110
1.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 490
81
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 22
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
85.6 to 92.4
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 86.8 to 90.5
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 1.0
6.0 to 8.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15