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EN 1.7703 Steel vs. B390.0 Aluminum

EN 1.7703 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while B390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.7703 steel and the bottom bar is B390.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
76
Elongation at Break, % 20
0.88
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 340
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
29
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 690
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 500
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
640
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
88

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
7.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
2.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570 to 650
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
72.7 to 79.6
Carbon (C), % 0.11 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.4
0 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
16 to 18
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2