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EN 1.8152 Steel vs. 520.0 Aluminum

EN 1.8152 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 520.0 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 1.8152 steel and the bottom bar is 520.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 540
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
66
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 2010
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
87
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
21
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
72

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
1170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 72
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 60
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
87.9 to 90.5
Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.2
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
9.5 to 10.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15