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EN 1.8153 Steel vs. EN AC-42200 Aluminum

EN 1.8153 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-42200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.8153 steel and the bottom bar is EN AC-42200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 570
89 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2040
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
1110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 74
34 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
40 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 62
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91 to 93.1
Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 95.7 to 96.9
0 to 0.19
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
6.5 to 7.5
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 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1