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EN 1.8522 Steel vs. 520.0 Aluminum

EN 1.8522 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 (8, 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 1.8522 steel and the bottom bar is 520.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 380
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
66
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1250
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
87
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
21
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
72

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
1170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 44
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 33
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 36
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
87.9 to 90.5
Carbon (C), % 0.29 to 0.36
0
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 93.7 to 96
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
9.5 to 10.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15